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Poetry Imagery and Metaphors

Read each question carefully. Choose one answer for multiple-choice questions. For writing questions, use your own ideas and poetic language.

Imagery and Figurative Language

1.What does imagery do in a poem?

It uses descriptive words to help readers imagine what is happening.
It makes every line end with the same sound.
It tells readers how many verses a poem has.
It replaces all verbs with describing words.

2.Which line is a simile?

The clouds were pillows in the sky.
The stream curled like a silver ribbon.
The old gate groaned in the wind.
Morning wrapped the hills in gold.

3.Which line uses a metaphor?

The kitten slept as softly as a feather.
Her laughter rang like a bell.
The playground was a whirlpool of noise.
The sun shone brightly.

4.In the line “The frost stitched white patterns across the window”, what picture does the word “stitched” help you imagine?

5.Complete this simile with an image that shows how loud a storm is: “The thunder cracked like .”

6.Complete the metaphor with a phrase that describes the ocean: “The ocean is .”

7.Write a simile that describes happiness. Begin: “Happiness is like …”

8.Write a metaphor about the moon. Begin: “The moon is …”

9.Write two lines of poetry about a season you enjoy. Include at least one simile or metaphor.

Explore a Poem

10.Read this poem: “At dusk, the harbour is a bowl of gold, / Boats drift like leaves through water cold. / The lamps blink awake along the shore, / While evening closes the day’s bright door.” Write one metaphor from the poem.

11.Read this poem: “At dusk, the harbour is a bowl of gold, / Boats drift like leaves through water cold. / The lamps blink awake along the shore, / While evening closes the day’s bright door.” Write one simile from the poem.

12.Read this poem: “At dusk, the harbour is a bowl of gold, / Boats drift like leaves through water cold. / The lamps blink awake along the shore, / While evening closes the day’s bright door.” What mood does the poem create? Give one detail from the poem to support your answer.