Basics
Prose is to paragraphs as poetry is to
stanzas
Words that have the same sound at the end of a poem's line
Rhyme
Compares two unlike things using like or as
Simile
The opportunity knocked at his door
Personification
It follow rhyme and rhythm and it may be turned into a song
Lyric or Lyrical poetry
Prose is to sentences as poetry is to...
Lines
The beat of poem heard in a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
Rhythm
Attaches a human trait or action to a non-living thing or an idea
Personification
This mall has good facilities for differently-abled people.
Euphemism
It tells a story, as in an epic
Narrative poetry
True or false: Poem's messages are often hidden.
TRUE
Words or phrases are repeated to show importance
Repetition
Using words that seem impossible; Making things appear greater than they should be
Exaggeration or hyperbole
It's the use of mild word to substitute a harsh word.
Euphemism
This is popularized by William Shakespeare. It has 14 lines with iambic pentameter.
Sonnet
A poem that does not rhyme is called ...
Free verse poem
Using the same beginning sounds of three or more consecutive words to create an effect
Alliteration
It's a play of words as in some dad joke
Pun
O winds, whisper this message to my dear lover's ear
Pastoral poetry
TRUE OR FALSE: Poetry is the language of the heart.
TRUE
Using sound words to describe action or emotion
Onomatopoeia
A good cook could cook as much cookies as a good cook who could cook cookies.
Alliteration
The dinner you served is hot as ice.
Irony
Japan's popular poetic form with 5-7-5 syllable words in 3 lines. Themes are also about nature and province.
Haiku