Poetic Terms: List One
Poetic Terms: List Two
Poetic Terms: List Three
Poetic Terms: List Four
100
PEW PEW! ZING!
What is Onomatopoeia?
100
The rat was as big as Australia!
What is Hyperbole?
100
The man said "Look! There's a ducky. Ducky. Ducky. Ducky. Ducky. "
What is Repetition?
100
And if I kiss you, will your mouth read this truth? Darling, how I miss you. Strawberries taste how lips do. And it's not complete yet. Mustn't get our feet wet, cause that leads to regret; diving in too soon.
What is A,A,A,A,B,B,B,C (Rhyme Scheme)
200
Johnny John just jacked up his gigantic jeep.
What is Alliteration?
200
Name a group of lines that are typically in a poem.
What is a Stanza?
200
If we were a movie, you'd be the right guy and I'd be the best friend. In the end, we'd be laughing.
What is Ballad?
200
Shh! Don't let the cat out of the bag.
What is an Idiom?
300
KAIn caused great pAIn after eating all the grAIn in the field.
What is Assonance?
300
Name the poetic term for a story written in poem form. Ex. The Odyssey
What is Epic Poem?
300
"This song makes me feel awesome about myself!" Ben Stewart said.
What is the Mood?
300
I like Pi. Dad likes Pi.
What is Couplet?
400
"There was an old man with a beard Who said, 'It is just as i feared! Two Owls and a Hen, Four Larks and a Wren, Have all built their nests in my beard!" - Edward Lear
What is a Limerick?
400
Only some | can tell | what must | go forth.
What is Meter?
400
"Deck The halls with boughs of Holly FA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA Tis the season to be jolly FA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA"
What is Refrain?
400
The attitude that a poem implies.
What is Tone?
500
As Spring arrived, so did the tulip.
What is Symbolism?
500
"I am completely amazed his fish was not as big as JAWS!"
What is Allusion?
500
Poetry without a specific and structured rhythm/rhyme.
What is Free Verse?
500
A regular and repeated pattern of sound in a poem or song.
What is Rhythm?
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