Name the Techniques
What's the Word?
Types of Poems
100

What poetry technique is this an example of?

And miles to go before I sleep 

And miles to go before I sleeep

Rhyme and Repetition

100

Comparing two things using like or as...

Simile
100

A poem that takes on the same look as its topic

Shape Poem

200

What poetry technique is used in the following stanza?


The slimy snake slid down the tree

The brave bear barreled into the bushes

The crazy caterpillar crawled into the cave

Alliteration

200

Comparing two thing like these examples is called a..

She has a heart of gold.

The world is your oyster.

Metaphor

200

A poem written like a letter to someone or something you admire.

Tribute Poem

300

What poetry technique is being used in this poem?

Her yellow skirt flowed in the breeze

While she slowly dance on the checkered floor

Like a flower in a field with a soft breeze

Imagery

300

Sound words like BAM! CRASH! are used often in poetry.  This is called a ....

Onomatopoeia 

300

A poem that starts with a letter from a word written vertically

An acrostic poem

400

When a poem uses I and me they are writing it ...

in first person

400

A poem that has two columns and is read like dialogue between two people.

Two person poetry

500

A poem read aloud like a story to an audience is a 

Spoken Word Poem

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