Poetry Elements
Types of Poems
Prefixes
Root Words
Suffixes
100

words that end with the same sound

What are rhyming words?

100

3-lined poem

What is a haiku?

100

means "again"

What is "re"?

100

root word in "unfixable"

What is "fix"?

100

-er and -or are usually found and the ends of these types of words

What are people who do something specific?

200

comparison of two things

What is a metaphor?

200

-any length

-any topic

-no rhyming words

What is Free Verse?

200

means "before"

What is "pre"?

200

root word in "happiness"

What is "happy"?

200

suffix meaning "without"

What is "less"?

300

giving human qualities to non-human things

What is personification?

300

silly 5-lined poem

What is a limerick?

300

means "two"

What is "bi"?

300

root word in "unlikely"

What is "like"?

300

meaning of the word "helpful"

What is full of help?

400

a vivid description using the 5 senses

What is imagery?

400

syllable pattern in a haiku

What is 5-7-5?

400

means "not"

What is "un", "mis", "im", "dis"?

400

root word in "gardening"

What is "garden"?

400

ending of a present tense regular verb, usually

What is "-ing"?

500

this is an example:

AABBA

What is a rhyme scheme?

500

rhyming scheme in a limerick

What is AABBA?

500

means "below"

What is "sub"?

500

root word in "disrepair"

What is "repair"?

500

suffix that would make the root word "manage" mean, "the ability to"

What is "-able", or "manageable"?

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