Poetic Structure
Literary Devices
The Missing Homework
Vocabulary
Forms of Poetry
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When the line of text in a poem ends it is called a....
Line Break
100
"Abowd's Awesome All-Stars" is an example of which literary device?
Alliteration
100
How many stanzas are included in "The Missing Homework"?
1
100
The following is an example of dialogue: "Hello, Mr. Jones. I hope you have a great day". Dialogue is when characters are doing what?
Speaking, talking, or having a conversation
100
This form of poetry sounds like a song. It typically has poetic structures such as rhythm, rhyme, and short line length.
Lyrical Poetry.
200
In poetry a group of lines, like a paragraph, is called a....
Stanza
200
"The blades of grass stand tall like soldiers on a battle field" is an example of which literary device?
Simile
200
What form of poetry is "The Missing Homework"? How do you know?
Lyrical. It has rhyme and rhythm. It sounds like a song.
200
To bring something to a readers attention, because it is important, is to __________.
Emphasize
200
This form of poetry has no rules or patterns. There is no rhyming pattern.
Free Verse Poetry.
300
A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables (that creates a beat) is called...
Rhythm
300
"Love is a flower" is an example of which literary device?
Metaphor.
300
What is the meaning of the word "gnawed" in line 12 of the poem?
Chewed.
300
Draw parentheses on your white board.
( )
300
You can tell that a poem is written in free verse form because it will most likely not have...
A rhyming pattern
400
When words, phrases, or lines are repeated (and are often important), it is called...
Repetition
400
"The boy was a tiger being released from the wild" is an example of which literary device?
Metaphor.
400
How would you describe the speaker in this poem?
Forgetful, irresponsible, disorganized,
400
The lesson that the author is giving, or what the speaker/character learns is called ________. It is typically found at the end of the drama or poem.
Message or Theme
400
In this form of poetry the words or text creates the shape of the subject.
Concrete Poetry.
500
A poetic structure used in many poems is ______ line length.
Short
500
"Zing", "Splat", "Pow", and "Whoosh" are all examples of which literary device?
Onomatopoeia
500
What is the purpose of the line printed in italics?
To let the reader know when someone is speaking.
500
Write the word Poetry in italics.
Italics
500
This most important element of this form of poetry is that it tells a story.
Narrative Poetry.
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