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Characters & Conflicts
Figurative Language
FigurativeLanguage (examples)
Poetry Terms(mix def/ex)
Characters &Conflicts 2
Feels very alone, thinks having a baby will make it better.
Who is Lupe?
Everybody calls him Preacher, but really he wants to be a
science teacher.
Who is Sterling?
Has a baby, and it is hard for her to keep up in school.
Who is Gloria?
Hides his intelligence and his interest in reading. Plays
basketball.
Who is Devon?
Very shy and overweight.
Who is Janelle?
Comparing two things using "like" or "as"
What is a Simile?
A word that sounds like the sound it is referring to.
What is onomatopoeia?
Giving human traits to non-human objects.
What is Personification?
Comparing two things without using "like" or "as."
What is a Metaphor?
When the first letter of multiple words have the same sound.
What is Alliteration?
"A winter's day, in a deep and dark December."
What is Alliteration?
"Terrorism is here, lurking at the bus stop."
What is Personification?
"I am a rock, I am an island."
What is a Metaphor?
"She tiptoed in...her cheek raw as red-brown meat."
What is a Simile?
"For I am a coconut, and the heart of me is sweet than you
know."
What is a Metaphor?
When two words have the same end sound (cat and hat)
What is rhyme?
AABB or ABAB
What is Rhyme Scheme?
A section of a poem.
What is a Stanza?
A poem that doesn’t rhyme or have any specific form.
What is a free verse (or freestyle)?
“Where I’m From” poemOr a Haiku are types of these
What is Form?
Hit by her boyfriend, and her sister is in and out of abusive
relationships.
Who is Chankara?
An artist who feels his friends do not believe in him. He cannot afford his own art
supplies.
Who is Raul?
Wants people to look at the person on the inside, not just
pretty hair or skin color.
Who is Tanisha?
Moved to the Bronx after her mom died of cancer.
Who is Leslie?
Mom died of a drug overdose.
Who is Porsha?