A view about life that is not directly stated. A lesson the author wants us to take away from the poem.
What is theme?
100
Rhythm set into a more regular pattern
What is meter?
200
I am so hungry I could eat a horse!
What is hyperbole?
200
What is the rhyme scheme of this poem? I heard a bird sing. In the dark of December. A magical thing And sweet to remember. "We are nearer to Spring Than we were in September," I heard a bird sing In the dark of December.
What is ABAB ABAB?
200
There was an old lady named Crockett Who put a new plug in a socket But her hands were so wet She flew up like a jet And came roaring back down like a rocket.
What is a limerick?
200
The attitude the poem implies.
What is tone?
200
An old silent pond...
A frog jumps into the pond,
splash! Silence again.
What is haiku?
300
Comparing two things without using "like" or "as"
What is a metaphor?
300
What tool is used to create emphasis in this poem? Hint: It is NOT rhyme. Humpty Dumpty sate on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall; All the King's horses and all the King's men Couldn't put Humpty together again.
What is repetition?
300
5-7-5
What is the number of syllables in a haiku?
300
The feeling or atmosphere of a poem.
What is mood?
300
Writer makes a point in a few short lines.
What is concrete poetry?
400
The flame of the candle danced in the wind.
What is personification?
400
Shhh! Whack! Zoom! are all forms of what element of poetry.
What is onomatopoeia?
400
A diller, a dollar, A ten o'clock scholar, What makes you come so soon? You use to come at ten o'clock And now you come at noon. Is an example of
What is verbal irony?
400
What tone is implied by this statement? GET OUT OF MY ROOM!!
What is anger/frustration?
400
Hey diddle diddle The cat and the fiddle. The cow jumped over the moon. The little dog laughed to see such a sport. And the dish ran away with the moon.
What is a nursery rhyme?
500
Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects.
What is personification?
500
A song like poem
Lyric
500
A word that means almost the same thing as poetry.