Poetry Basics 1
Poetry Basics 2
Poetry Basics 3
Poetry Basics 4
100
a comparison using 'like' or 'as'
What is a simile?
100
a group of poetic lines that is like a paragraph
What is a stanza?
100
literature in which language and rhythm create an emotional effect
What is poetry?
100
the voice in a poem, like the narrator in a work of fiction
Who is the speaker?
200
the way something is built or put together
What is structure
200
the author who writes a poem
Who is a poet?
200
the pattern of beats in a poem
What is rhythm?
200
a distinguishing trait, feature, or quality
What is a characteristic?
300
the repetition of the same or similar sounds, often at the ends of lines
What is rhyme?
300

The same sound or letters at the beginning of words or lines.

What is alliteration?

300
words and phrases that appeal to the reader's five senses (sight, sound, taste, touch, smell)
What is imagery?
300
imaginative language not meant to be taken literally; uses figures of speech (metaphors, similes, etc.)
What is figurative language?
400
the way the reader feels while reading
What is mood?
400
the author's attitude, or how the author feels about the text
What is tone?
400

a word that imitates the sound it represents, like buzz or thud

What is onomatopoeia?

400
words or phrases repeated over and over again to make a point
What is repetition?
500

An exaggeration, usually used to make people think or laugh.

What is hyperbole?

500

Where each line of text breaks.

What is a line break?

500

the central idea; or lessons about life or human nature

What is theme?

500

describes one thing as if it were another thing

What is metaphor?

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