Poetry Terms 1
the speaker's attitude towards a subject
what is tone?
One row of words in a poem
What is a line?
A comparison of two things using the words “like” or “as”
what is a simile?
Giving human qualities to nonhuman things
a poem that tells a story
What is a narrative poem?
the pattern of sounds at the ends of lines
what is rhyme scheme?
a group of lines in a poem
What is a stanza?
Midnight monsters munch on mystic marshmallows is an example of what?
what is alliteration?
She has a heart of gold. is an example of what?
what is a metaphor?
a poem that expresses specific thoughts, feelings, or emotions
what is a lyric poem?
the feeling or atmosphere a poem creates for the reader
what is mood?
the voice that is speaking in the poem
what is the speaker?
my jacket begged me to stay in the hall - is an example of what?
What is personification?
My heavy backpack a boulder of doom- is an example of what?
what is a hyperbole?
a poem with 3 lines following a 5-7-5 syllable line pattern
what is a Haiku poem?
a form of narrative poetry—originally passed down orally as a song—that tells a dramatic, emotional, or tragic story.
what is a ballad poem?
a type of writing that uses carefully chosen words, structure, sounds, and images to express ideas, feelings, experiences, or stories.
What is poetry?
white dove = peace - is an example of what?
what is symbolism?
The alarm clock screams like a metal bird - is an example of what?
what is a simile?
a poem that uses the letters of a word to begin each line
what is an acrostic poem?
the message, lesson, or larger idea about life that a poem communicates
what is theme?
descriptive language that helps readers create a picture in their minds
what is imagery?
boom! whack! pow! snip! - are examples of what?
what is an onomatopoeia?
she felt like Scrooge on Christmas morning - is an example of what?
what is an allusion?
a poem with 14 lines with a specific rhyme scheme
what is a sonnet poem?