Poetry Basics
One "sentence" in a poem
What is a line?
"Percy's bowl sung, announcing the arrival of lunch," is an example of...
What is personification?
This is the main objective of a narrative poem.
What is telling a story?
Boom! Bang! Crash! This sound device makes an awful lot of noise...
What is onomatopoeia?
This is how a poet might copy another work for comedic effect.
What is a parody?
A group of lines in a poem
What is a stanza?
Similes use these two words to compare things, while metaphors do not.
What are “like” and “as”?
This type of poem expresses personal feelings.
What is a lyric(al) poem?
A perfectly pleasing poem will purposely pursue the use of this sound device
What is alliteration?
The only rule is there are no rules!
Wait a minute... this idea seems self-contradictory...
What is a paradox?
Name (and spell) three words that rhyme.
"Ms. Cassidy never stops talking!" is an example of...
What is hyperbole?
This genre of poetry has no rhyming rules.
What is free verse?
This sound device float softly through the air, landing gently upon reader's ears
What is euphony?
This is how a poet might copy another work to critique it.
What is satire?
The beat or flow of a poem
What is rhythm?
This term describes phrases whose meanings aren’t literal.
What is an idiom?
This genre of poetry is the “baby” of narrative and lyric poetry, combining storytelling with emotion.
What is a ballad?
Words that sound the same at the end of a line—name this pattern we define?
What is rhyme?
A dark, bleak, broken park demonstrates the repetition of consonant sounds, which is called what?
What is consonance?
The pattern of rhyming lines
What is rhyme scheme?
Give an example of an allusion.
Answers vary!
"It was many and many a year ago,
in a kingdom by the sea,
that a maiden there lived whom you may know
by the name of Annabel Lee;
And this maiden, she lived with no other thought
than to love and be loved by me."
This poem is best defined as a...
What is a lyric poem?
This sound device clamours through space, causing chaos as it crashes upon the reader
What is cacophony?
A deep green sea meeting the breeze demonstrates the repetition of vowel sounds, which is called what?
What is assonance?