Dictionary
A comparison using like or as
Simile
The author of a poem
Poet
Sarah loves to bake. She really just adores to make. How could she ever be a fake?
Rhyme
A poem that follows a 5-7-5 syllable pattern
Haiku
Indigenous poet that wrote 'Fleeting Beauty'
Kirli Saunders
A comparison that does not use like or as
metaphor
A group of lines in a poem. The paragraph of a poem.
Stanza
I read the book everyday. The book was my only escape. The book was my friend. Yes, I read the book everyday.
repitition
A poem that is silly and follows an AABBA rhyme pattern
Limerick
Poet of 'The Road not Taken'
Robert Frost
When you give a human characteristic to something that is not human
Personification
Attitude the writer takes towards the poem
tone
The blooming flowers smelled of perfume and honey in the cool fresh spring air.
Imagery
Style of poetry that has no rules, no rhyme, and no rhythm
Free verse
Poet that wrote 'I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud'
William Wordsworth
Use of repeated sounds, words or phrases
repitition
A single unit in a poem; a word, phrase or sentence
line
Santa Claus was as quiet as a mouse as he climbed down the chimney on Christmas Eve.
Simile
This is a long poem that tells a story.
Ballad
Poet that wrote 'God's Grandeur'
Gerard Manley Hopkins
Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
alliteration
A movement in art and poetry we studied
Romanticism
Nick's noble naming nomination is next new years.
Alliteration
a poem or stanza composed of five lines
cinquain
Poet known for writing sonnets
William Shakespeare