Module 9 Exam Flashcards
Read these lines from Shel Silverstein’s poem Sick.
“I cannot go to school today,”
Said little Peggy Ann McKay.
What makes these two lines a couplet instead of just two lines from a poem?
Their final syllables rhyme.
There is an error in the following sentence.
When you play Soccer, you develop a stronger sense of balance and, of course, greater speed.
In which sentence has the mistake been corrected?
When you play soccer, you develop a stronger sense of balance and, of course, greater speed.
Which of the following words should always be capitalized?
Spanish
How does hyperbole create its effect?
by exaggerating or overstating
A poem with meter includes:
a repeating pattern of accents within each line
Which line contains a repetition of vowel sounds?
What prevents this poem from being a haiku?
Under orange moons
a thin field mouse gathers wool
to line its winter burrow.
The last line has too many syllables.
Which line contains alliteration?
wicked, wasted words
Which of these sentences includes an example of hyperbole?
I walked a thousand miles yesterday!
What mood is created by this line of figurative language from the poem “Sunset”?
“And old warehouses poured their purple shadows”
a peaceful, relaxing mood
Which element in a story is most affected by the author’s choice of figurative language?
mood
How many syllables appear on the first and last lines of a haiku?
five
For a piece of writing to qualify as a poem, it has to:
use lines and stanzas, not paragraphs
Look for the error in the following sentence.
My mom drove us to grandma’s house for the weekend.
In which sentence has the mistake been corrected?
My mom drove us to Grandma’s house for the weekend.
How are the poetic forms the cinquain and the limerick similar?
Both always have five lines.
