Building Blocks
What are lines in a poem?
Words arranged into a single row, replace sentences
What is the definition of rhyme?
What is a simile?
A comparison using "like" or "as."
What is onomatopoeia?
Sound words like "boom," "crash," or "bang."
Who was killed by John Wilkes Booth?
Abraham Lincoln
What are stanzas in a poem?
Groups of lines, replace paragraphs
What is the definition of alliteration?
When multiple words next to or near each other start with the same letter or sound.
What is a metaphor?
A comparison that does not use "like" or "as."
What is mood?
The general atmosphere or feeling that a poem evokes in a reader-- the way that the poem makes the reader feel.
What US city was destroyed by an earthquake in 1906?
San Francisco
What is the narrator of a poem called?
Speaker
What is the definition of rhyme scheme?
What is imagery?
Language to evoke the 5 senses and immerse the reader in the scene by allowing them to see/hear/fee/smell/taste what the speaker does.
What is tone?
The attitude that the poet/speaker has towards the subject of them poem.
What is caesura in poetry?
A long pause in the middle of a line of poetry, originating from Old English poetry.
What is end-stopped poetry?
When the thought or idea (or even a sentence) is completed at the end of the line in the poem, so idea only span 1 line.
What is the definition of assonance?
The repetition of vowel sounds in the middle of words next to or near each other?
What is personification?
Giving human characteristics to a non-human object.
What is diction?
The word choices that the poet makes to create a specific image/feeling for the reader.
What U.S. president called a Super Bowl coach to suggest a play?
Richard Nixon
What is enjambment in poetry?
When ideas or sentences span multiple lines in poetry, rather than ending at the end of the line.
What is the definition of consonance?
The repetition of consonant sounds in the middle or words next to or near each other.
What is hyperbole?
An extreme and exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally.
What is meter?
The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in lines of poetry.
It is considered bad luck to mention what Shakespeare play by name while inside a theater?
Macbeth