Poetry Vocab Terms
This is a smaller section of a poem or story.
Excerpt
What is it called when the same words or phrases are said over and over again?
Repetition
This poem uses words or sentences spoken by a character. What vocab word means that? Hint ... it starts with a D
Dialogue
What sport is being played in this poem?
Baseball
Is this a simile, metaphor, or hyperbole?
John went down the slide face-first, like a penguin.
Simile
This is a section of a poem. It's kind of like a paragraph.
Stanza
What do you call the blank space that separates two stanzas from each other?
Stanza Break
What was Riding Hood wearing at the end of the poem when the narrator found her?
A wolfskin coat
Why did some of the fans start to leave the game early?
The didn't think the team had a chance of winning.
Is this a simile, metaphor, or hyperbole?
The cats eyes were like shiny silver quarters.
Simile
What do you call it when there are the same sounds at the beginnings of multiple words in order or near each other?
Alliteration
Extreme exaggeration is called what?
Hyperbole
Roald Dahl wrote this poem, name one book that he wrote.
Many choices ....
What does it mean to "tear the cover off the ball"?
To hit the ball very hard
Is this a simile, metaphor, or hyperbole?
Mr. Alexander's legs were long sunflower stalks.
Metaphor
What is a metaphor called that continues on for more than one line in a poem?
Extended metaphor
What is a poem called when it has no rhyme or rhythm patterns?
Free Verse
The wolf got mad at Riding Hood because she "forgot" to say something to him, what was it?
What big teeth you have.
What does Casey do to make it so the fans don't kill the umpire?
Puts up his hand to quiet them
Is this a simile, metaphor, or hyperbole?
I was dying of laughter.
Hyperbole
This is when multiple words are repeated at the BEGINNING of lines of a poem.
Anaphora
A stanza that has 4 lines is called what?
Quatrain
What word means this:
fish eggs, an expensive and rare food considered a special treat
Caviar
What is the name of the city that the team plays in ?
Mudville
Is this a simile, metaphor, or hyperbole?
The teacher gave us a ton of homework.
Hyperbole