Form 12: Night & Space Poetry Analysis
Analyze poems themed around the night sky and space to identify figurative language. Practice spotting literary devices used to describe stars and space.
Questions
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Identify: 'The moon was a glowing lantern in the dark.'
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Identify: 'The stars danced merrily in the night sky.'
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Identify: 'The shooting star zipped past as quick as a flash.'
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Calling the night sky a black ____ directly is a ____
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Which sentence personifies the night?
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Which sentence contains a simile about space?
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What is the metaphor in: 'The full moon was a silver coin in the dark ocean sky'?
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When stars ____ in the sky like eyes, it combines a ____ with personification.
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Identify: 'Darkness crept silently into the bedroom.'
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Identify: 'The planet Mars glowed like a red marble in space.'
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Identify: 'The galaxy is a giant swirling ferris wheel of stars.'
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Why would a poet compare the moon to a 'glowing lantern'?