Diamonds on the Snow – vocabulary and poetry devices

What is a metaphor?
A comparison that does not use the words “like” or “as”
What is a metaphor?

What is rhyme?
The repetition of sounds within different words
What is rhyme?

What is rhythm?
The flow of words within each stanza that seems to have a beat
What is rhythm?

What is a simile?
A comparison using the words “like” or “as”
What is a simile?

What is alliteration?
Two or more words that have the same initial sound and are used together or near each other
What is alliteration?

What is Terezin?
A concentration camp
What is Terezin?

What is blight?
Something that hurts other things.
What is blight?

What is a cellar?
An unfinished basement
What is a cellar?

What is ingenuity?
The ability to think creatively
What is ingenuity?

What is cavernous?
Something that reminds you of the size of a cave
What is cavernous?

What does stall mean?
To delay
What does stall mean?