Poetry 1
The slippery snake slithered silently through the sand.
Is an example of_____.
What is alliteration?
The sky turned grey, along the bay, the waves did sway and I did stay. Is an example of ____.
What is rhyme?
A group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph.
What is a stanza.
Japanese poem with the 3 lines and a 5-7-5 syllable count.
What is a haiku.
A funny 5-line poem with an AABBA rhyme scheme.
What is a limerick?
A poem that forms a shape related to it's subject.
What is a concrete poem?
The feeling the poem creates in the reader.
What is mood?
Uses numbers to represent letters, syllables or words.
What is a numerical poem.
Poetry performed aloud with emotion and rhythm.
What is slam poetry?
14 line poem that often explores love, death, or nature?
What is a sonnet.
A poem that tells a story with characters, a setting, and a plot.
What is a narrative poem.
A diamond shaped poem that compares two opposites.
What is a diamante poem?
What poetic device is being exemplified in this passage?
The icy wind stung my cheeks as snow crunched loudly beneath my boots, and the sharp scent of pine filled the crisp winter air.
What is imagery?
Dewdrops cling where clovers hide,
A cool breeze hums through silver trees.
What is one example of imagery and what sense (sight, sound, touch, smell, or taste) does it appeal to?
1st line- Sight
2nd line- Touch or Sound.
What is the rhyme scheme of :
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Sugar is sweet
And so are you.
A
B
C
B
There was an Old Man on the Border, (A)
Who lived in the utmost disorder; (A)
He danced with the cat, (B)
And made tea in his hat, (B)
Which vexed all the folks on the Border. (A)
What is a limerick?
H old onto your dreams
O pen your heart
P ersevere always
E nvison the future
What is an acrostic poem?
An old silent pond
A frog jumps into the pond
Splash! Silence again.
What is a haiku.
Summer
Hot, Sunny
Swimming, Camping, Playing
Sun, Vacation, Beach, Fun
Relaxing, Resting, Touring
Warm, Cheerful
Holiday
What is a diamante poem.