Poetry Terms
More Poetry Terms
Rhyming/Basics of Poetry
Examples
Review
100
A figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for emphasis or for humorous effect
What is hyperbole
100
The use of words or phrases that appeal to the five senses of the reader. (sight, sound, touch, smell, hear)
What is imagery
100
The pattern in which end rhyme occurs throughout a stanza or poem.
What is rhyme scheme
100
What is "My father looks like a monkey." an example of?
What is a simile
100

Name one poem by Edgar Allan Poe

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200
The repetition of same beginning consonant sound in two or more words close together.
What is alliteration
200
A grouping of lines together that often (but not always) rhymes
What is a stanza
200
How is rhyme scheme illustrated in poetry? How do you start showing a rhyme scheme? You need to explain fully.
What are letters of the alphabet
200
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers an example of?
What is alliteration
200
In the poem, "March for a One-Man Band,"


What was the primary sound device?

Onomatopoeia

300
The use of words whose sound suggests the objects or actions being named.
What is onomatopoeia
300

The underlying message in a poem or work of literature.

What is theme

300

What is the overall feeling that the author creates for the audience.

What is mood

300
"I am so hungry I could eat a horse!" is an example of what?
What is hyperbole
300

What do you call a poem that does not rhyme or follow a rhythm?

Free Verse

400

A comparison between two unrelated nouns (persons, places, things or ideas), using “LIKE” or “AS” to bridge the connection.

What is simile

400

The poet's attitude toward the topic.

What is a tone

400

Tone is from whose perspective; relates to how the _____________ feels

What is the author

400
"I heard the crash, boom and bang as the cars collided!" is an example of what?
What is onomatopoeia
400

Scan this line on the whiteboard

Hickory, Dickory, Dock.

 / - -      / - -       /

Hickory, Dickory, Dock.

500
The giving of human qualities to an animal, object, color, or idea.
What is personification
500

A comparison between two unrelated nouns (persons, places, things or ideas).

What is metaphor

500

Mood relays whose perspective; relates to how the ______________ feels

What is the reader

500
"The sun kissed the flowers." is an example of what?
What is personification
500

What is the rhyme scheme?

The dog is fat,

He wears a hat,

He has some fleas,

But he's not mad.

AABA (with slant)

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