A. Literary Terms and their definitions #1
B. Literary Terms and their definitions #2
C. types of poetry
D. examples of literary terms #1
E. examples of literary terms #2
100
comparison using like or as
What is a simile?
100

This type of phonetic device is determined by the ENDING words of the lines within a stanza

What is rhyme?

100
a 3 line Japanese poem about nature
What is a Haiku?
100
moor and door... thigh and sky
What is rhyme?
100
crack! boom! tic-toc
What is onomatopoeia?
200
a comparison without using like or as
What is a metaphor?
200

This type of figurative language gives human characteristics to nonhuman objects

What is personification?

200
the words of the poem are written to create the shape of the theme
What is a concrete poem?
200
"as smooth as a baby's bottom"
What is a simile?
200
"the moon was a ghostly galleon"
What is a metaphor?
300
repetition of a consonant sound
What is alliteration?
300

restating a word or phrase to emphasize a point or create a mood

What is repetition?

300
a poem that is free from normal language rules
What is freeverse?
300

"I'm nobody.  Who are you?

Are you nobody too?"

What is repetition?

300
the cow jumped over the moon; the dish ran away with the spoon
What is personification?
400
a great exaggeration
What is a hyperbole?
400

formation of a word by imitation of a sound made

What is onomatopoeia?

400

This is a type of poem has 7 lines.  Line 1 = 1 word; line 2 = 2 words; line 3=3 words; line 4 = 4 words; line 5 = 3 words; line 6 = 2 words; line 7 = 1 word.

What is a diamante poem

400

"he whistled a tune to the window, and who should be waiting there..."

What is alliteration? 

400
"I've told you a million times..."
What is a hyperbole?
500

This type of figurative device uses words that invoke the senses

What is imagery?

500

lines that are grouped together, sometimes having a set rhythm, meter, or rhyme scheme within a poem.  

What is a stanza?

500

This is categorized by stressed and unstressed syllables.  This type of poetry has very specific rules.

What is metered poetry?

500

emerald seas, ruby lips, blustery wind, and withered leaves are examples of what literary device?

What is imagery?

500

"The last winter leaves
Clinging to the black branches
Explode into birds."

What is a haiku?

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