Poem Structure
What do we call a group of lines in a poem?
Stanza
Repeating the same beginning sound is called what?
Alliteration
What does imagery appeal to?
The five senses
What is a comparison using "like" or "as"
Simile
Who is the person talking in a poem?
What is a single line in a poem called?
Line
What do you call words that imitate sounds (like "buzz")?
Onomatopoeia
Which sense is used in this line?
The flowers smelled sweet and fresh
Smell
What is a comparison that says one thing is another
Metaphor
Is the speaker always the poet?
No, the speaker can be a character or someone else
What do you call it when a poem follows a regular rhyme pattern
Rhyme scheme
What it is called when words end with the same sound?
Rhyme
Write a line of poetry that uses visual imagery.
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Personification
What is "tone" in a poem?
The speaker's attitude or feeling in the poem
If a poem has 3 stanzas and each stanza has 4 lines, how many lines are in the poem?
12
Give an example of onomatopoeia.
Crash, boom, meow
What kind of imagery is this:
I heard the wind whisper through the trees
Sound imagery
What is an extreme exaggeration called?
Hyperbole
What point of view is this line in:
I walked through the quiet woods?First person
Why might a poet choose to break a line in the middle of a sentence or thought?
To create emphasis, to make the reader pause, to draw attention to a specific word or idea
Create a line with alliteration.
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Sight, sound, touch, taste, smell
Identify the figurative language:
The moon danced across the sky
Personification
How can you tell the tone of a poem?
Word choice, punctuation, and what the speaker says