Poetic Devices
This poetic technique gives human qualities to non-human things.
Personification.
A poem with an AABB rhyme scheme means that which lines rhyme?
The first and second lines, and the third and fourth lines?
Who wrote 'First Day at School'?
Roger McGough.
A poem with five lines that follows an AABBA rhyme scheme is called this.
What is a limerick?
Say one word that rhymes with "moon."
spoon, tune, balloon
“The slimy snake slithered silently” is an example of this sound device.
Alliteration
This type of poem has 10 syllables per line and follows an ABABCDCDEFEFGG rhyme scheme.
Shakespearean sonnet
Who wrote "The Eagle"?
Lord Alfred Tennyson
A Japanese form of poetry with 3 lines and a 5-7-5 syllable pattern.
What is a haiku?
A sestet is a stanza or section of a poem that has how many lines?
What is six?
When a poet says, "The classroom was a jungle," what poetic device are they using?
Metaphor
A poem that doesn’t follow a strict rhyme or rhythm is called this.
Free verse.
Who wrote "The Shark"?
Edwin John Pratt
This type of poem tells a story and often has a regular rhythm.
What is a ballad?
A couplet is made up of how many lines?
What is two?
What poetic device is used in "Like a thunderbolt he falls" from The Eagle?
Simile
This poetic term describes the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line.
Meter.
This poet is famous for sonnets like Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
William Shakespeare
A dramatic monologue is a poem where…
What is one speaker reveals their thoughts to an implied audience?
Traditional haiku often focus on themes related to nature and the changing of…
What are the seasons?
This term describes vivid word choices that create strong sensory descriptions in poetry.
Imagery
A traditional haiku follows this syllable pattern.
5-7-5
Who wrote 'Waltzing Matilda'?
Banjo Paterson
A sonnet is made up of how many lines?
What is 14?
In traditional Japanese haiku, a kireji is a special type of word or punctuation that creates this effect in the poem.
Known in English as the “cutting word,” kireji creates a pause or a break in the rhythm of the poem. The kireji is often deployed to juxtapose two images.