Word or phrase that appeals to the senses and creates a picture in the mind
What is imagery
100
oxymoron
What are Two words placed close together which are contradictory, yet have truth in them.
100
the parts that make up a word (you clap to find the amount)
What is syllable
100
Bang, Clatter, Crash, Splash, Swish, etc.
What is onomatopoeia
100
Requirements:
14 Lines in iambic pentameter
3 quatrains and 1 rhyming couplet
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
Shakespeare is a famous writer of these poems
What is a sonnet
200
A comparison using “like” or “as”
What is simile
200
Speaker
What is The "voice" which seems to be telling the poem. Not the same as the poet; this is like a narrator
200
a single line of words in a poem
What is A LINE
200
“I am so hungry I could eat a horse.”
What is hyperbole
200
Requirements:
3 Lines making a total of 17 syllables
Line 1: 5 Syllables
Line 2: 7 Syllables
Line 3: 5 Syllables
These poems are used by the Japanese and are usually centered on nature themes.
What is a haiku
300
A comparison not using “like” or “as”
What is metaphor
300
Cliche
What is an overused phrase lacking originality
300
Two lines in a poem that rhyme
What is a rhyming couplet
300
Color Blue = Sadness, melancholy mood
What is a symbol
300
Requirements:
First letter of every line spells out a word if read vertically.
Edgar Allen Poe wrote a poem named "Elizabeth"
What is acrostic
400
Giving human traits to objects, animals, and ideas
What is personification
400
Alliteration
What are sounds that are repeated in a line
400
four lines in a poem that make up a stanza and have a rhyming pattern
What is a quatrain
400
“The Grass is always greener on the other side”
What is Cliche
400
Requirements:
The first four lines must be in alphabetical order (ex. HIJK)
The fifth line can be any letter in the alphabet
What is an ABC poem
500
A direct or indirect reference to a familiar figure, place or event from history, literature, mythology or the Bible.
What is allusion
500
Hyperbole
What is an extreme exaggeration
500
a group of lines forming a verse of poetry
What is a stanza
500
Two peas in a pod!
What is a metaphor
500
Requirements:
Performance based
Harry Baker is an example of this kind of poet.