A single beat in a poem. We count these when writing poems such as limericks and haiku.
What is a syllable?
100
"Painting a picture" in a person's mind by using careful word choice and literary devices.
What is imagery?
100
A single group of words in a poem. A couplet has two of these.
What is a line?
100
A literary device that means an exaggeration.
What is hyperbole?
200
a three lined poem with five syllables in the first line, seven in the second, and five in the last
What is haiku
200
A repeated verse. This is found in some poetry, but is often heard in song.
What is refrain?
200
Giving human qualities and characteristics to non-human things.
What is personification?
200
A group of lines in a poem that are similar to a paragraph.
What is a stanza?
200
Jack, be nimble
Jack, be quick
Jack jump over
The candlestick
This is an example of
What is a nursery rhyme?
300
A five-lined poem with rhyme scheme of AABBA. It was developed by Irish soldiers and normally has humor.
What is a limerick.
300
A musical quality produces by repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables.
What is rhythm?
300
Repetition of sounds at the beginning of words.
What is alliteration?
300
The shape a poem takes.
What is form?
300
The bitten half moon
Rests in a dark blue blanket
and waits for morning
This excerpt is an example of...
What is haiku?
400
A poem that declares love for a person or an object. Sometimes it is written about insignificant things such as Easter candy!
What is an Ode?
400
The overall meaning or message a writer is trying to convey through poetry or a story?
What is theme?
400
Words that sound like their meanings.
What is onomatopoeia?
400
The way a poem makes you feel.
What is tone?
400
There once was a Roman named Nero
Who wanted to be a big hero
He fiddled in fire
Not once did he tire
And now we all say he's a Zero!
This is an example of...
What is a limerick?
500
A novel written in poetry form
What is a verse narrative?
500
When an object represents an idea. For example, the American flag represents freedom.
What is symbolism?
500
Any literary device that helps create images. These include similes, metaphors, alliteration, personification, etc.
What is figurative language?
500
It is what differentiates a poem from a story or other writing.
What is form?
500
An aphid has a sharpened snout
to stab and then slurp a plant's sap out,
but that is not her habit most unfriendly.
To help her drain that poor plant dry
she clones more little aphid fry,
who squirt out by the dozens, other endly.
What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?