Poetry Terms
This device is used to compare two things, but not in a literal meaning.
Metaphor
Often used to semi-stop a sentence or used after a strong point given
What is pause?
This poem has a bird that cannot fly or sing.
What is Dreams by Langston Hughes?
This president is famous for saying "Ask Not"
Who is John F Kennedy/ JFK?
The Emancipation Proclamation was signed by him.
Who is Abraham Lincoln.
Used to compare things using the words LIKE or AS
What is Simile?
This is how someone sounds
What is Tone?
This poem has metaphors galore but not a simile, which is it be?
What is B?
This speaker wanted equal education rights for all people.
Who is Malala?
This speaker had four children.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr. ?
A method used to reference a previous work or well known historical event.
What is Allusion?
Used when certain words are meant to have special attention.
What is emphasis?
This poem was not just about free and caged birds.
A speech delivered in 1963 in hopes of abolishing segregation.
What is I Have A Dream?
Each speaker had something in common
What is they were shot?
These group of lines that break off in poems, also known as poetry paragraph.
What is a stanza?
Oh my what's this I see, why do you look so serious.
What is facial expression?
A hopeful poem, with rhyme nonetheless.
What is "Hope" is the thing with feathers?
Spoken in front of the UN this individual wanted education to be legal everywhere.
Who is Malala?
This speaker did not have a daughters, but if they did, they would be taken care of.
Who is Sarah Kay?
Used to paint a picture in your mind
What is imagery?
I really have to hand it to ya, you made a good point.
What is hand gestures?
The worst poem ever made in the history of the world.
What is blue, blue, aqua, blue?
This speech was delivered at the capitol building in Washington D.C.
JFK Inaugural Adress
Honest to God the worst poem ever.
What is Blue....blue.... agua..... blue. ?