Meter
This is the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry.
What is meter?
Iambic meter often sounds like this type of speech.
What is natural speech?
This prefix means five feet.
What is penta-?
A five-line humorous poem with an AABBA rhyme scheme.
What is a limerick?
Language that appeals to the senses.
What is imagery?
This can symbolize coldness or death.
What is ice?
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What is an iamb?
Anapestic meter can sound like this.
What is playful or galloping?
This prefix means four feet.
What is tetra-?
A poem that tells a story, often with characters and a plot.
What is narrative poetry?
An object that represents a deeper meaning.
What is symbolism?
These often symbolize life journeys or decisions.
What are roads?
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What is an anapest?
Trochaic meter can create this kind of tone.
What is forceful or commanding?
What is trochaic trimeter?
What is mono-?
A three-line Japanese poem with a 5-7-5 syllable pattern.
What is a haiku?
A comparison using “like” or “as.”
What is a simile?
This often symbolizes passion or destruction.
What is fire?
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What is a trochee?
Dactylic meter often creates this feeling.
What is dramatic or grand?
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What is iambic dimeter?
A four-line stanza often used in storytelling poems with rhythm and rhyme.
What is a ballad stanza?
A direct comparison without “like” or “as.”
What is a metaphor?
These often represent choices or new opportunities.
What are doors?
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What is a dactyl?
A poet’s choice of meter helps establish this overall feeling.
What is tone?
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What is trochaic trimeter?
A two-line poem or stanza that usually rhymes.
What is a couplet?
A reference to a well-known person, place, or text.
What is an allusion?
This often represents growth, life, or nature.
What is a tree?