Set #2 Flashcards
1
Q
What is alliteration?
A
Similar beginning sounds in words
2
Q
give an example of alliteration
A
silly snakes slither swiftly
3
Q
What is repetition?
A
A repeated word or phrase in a poem or text
4
Q
Give an example of repetitioin
A
“I don’t know why she swallowed the fly…perhaps she’ll die.”
5
Q
What is a rhythm in poetry?
A
A repeated pattern of beats, or sounds from stressed syllables in a poem.
6
Q
What is rhyme?
A
similar ending sounds in words.
7
Q
give an example of words that rhyme
A
smart start cart
8
Q
what is a stanza?
A
a group of lines that for a section, or verse of a poem.
9
Q
What is an idiom?
A
an expression; a common phrase, not meant to be taken literally
10
Q
Give an example of an idiom
A
“It’s raining cats and dogs!”
