Poetry Vocabulary
Two or more words which match in the same last sound.
What is rhyme?
Poetry that does not rhyme and has no regular rhythm. Poet sets his own rules.
What is free verse?
A Japanese poem that has 3 lines based on syllables - 5, 7, 5.
What is Haiku?
A repetition of consonant sounds, such as "the smooth, skaterly glide and sudden swerve." (Robert Burleigh, 1997, "Hoops")
What is alliteration?
The beat within a word.
What is a syllable?
The beat or cadence of poetry.
What is rhythm?
Descriptive poetry that helps the reader feel through the senses.
What is lyric poetry?
A poem that is shaped like a diamond with lines containing 1, 2, 3, 4, 3, 2, 1 words.
What is a diamante?
A comparison of unlike objects using the words like or as "She is as beautiful as a sunrise."
What is a simile?
A group of words difficult to pronounce because of similar consonant sounds.
What is a tongue twister?
A rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.
What is meter?
Humorous poem that have 5 lines with an aabb rhyming pattern.
What is limerick?
A poem that is based on a word going vertical down the paper.
What is an acrostic?
A direct comparison of two unlike things that does not use like or as.
What is a metaphor?
A word, phrase, or sentence reads the same forward and backward.
What is a palindrome?
The basic unit or shortest part of a poem
What is a line?
A poem built on the number of syllables: 2, 4, 6, 8, 2
What is cinquain?
A poem built on the number of syllables: 2, 4, 6, 8, 2
What is cinquain?
The use of words that imitate the sound of what they represent.
What is Onomatopoeia?
A repetition of consonant sounds, such as "the smooth, skaterly glide and sudden swerve." (Robert Burleigh, 1997, "Hoops")
What is alliteration?
A group of lines that belong together in a poem; a verse.
What is a stanza?
A Japanese poem that has 3 lines based on syllables - 5, 7, 5.
What is Haiku?
A poem in which the print of the poem itself takes shape as a collage or picture that conveys meaning.
What is a concrete poem?
Giving non-human things characteristics and actions of humans. The sunset painted beautiful colors in the sky.
What is personification?
A question with a quick witty answer.
What is a riddle?