A brief discussion about poetry and figurative language. 10 item quiz and enjoyable activity after discussion

2. “Poetry is the highest
literary form of
expression which is
written in a melodious
and rhythmical pattern.

3. Emotions and feelings
may be happy, sad,
pleading, afraid,
hopeful, or determined.

4. In understanding the
poet’s feelings, readers
must extract them, drink
them, and digest them.”
-Anonymous

6. According to the
author, what should
be the characteristics
of a poem?

7. What could be the
author’s purpose in
writing the poem?
How did he achieve
this?

8. If you were to ask,
what could be one
characteristic of
poetry?

10. used to create vivid
pictures
• using comparison and
seeing relationship

11. • When the writer uses
figure of speech, he is
employing language in
an imaginative rather
than in a literal sense.

12. a comparison of two
unrelated objects
with the use of
and

13. Example:
1. The destroyed houses
during the storm were
trash scattered
around.

14. Example:
2. The tide is high as
the mountain.

15. a comparison of two
unrelated objects without
the use of as or like
direct comparison of two
unrelated objects

16. Example:
1. The recent typhoon
was a monster.

17. Example:
2. A friend is a
sheltering tree.

18. an art of bringing to life
an inanimate object, trait,
or action by associating it
with human quality

19. Example:
1. The daffodils are
dancing in the breeze.

20. Example:
2. The stars are
tossing their head in
spritely dance.

22. Identify if the
following figurative
language is simile,
metaphor, or
personification.

23. 1.
“Life is an empty
cup.”

24. 2.
Love is flowerlike.

25. 3.
“Life is a string of
many-colored
strings.”

26. 4. “There was a
secret meanness
that clings to him
almost like a shell.”

27. 5. “And then my
heart dances
with the flowers.”

28. 6. The picture on
the wall
screamed for
attention.

29. 7.
Erwin is a log
lying on the cold
grass.

30. 8.
Juan sleeps like a
log.

31. 9.
“My soul is an
enchanted boat.”

32. 10.
“Freedom is a
bird in flight.”

34. Pick out one
characteristic of
poetry. Describe it
through illustration.