Basics
A subdivision of a poem, specifically a group of words arranged into a row that ends for a reason other than the right-hand margin
What is a Line?
Either William Shakespeare or Phillip Morrison wrote hundreds of sonnets
Who is William Shakespeare?
Make a Haiku (5,7,5)
Any Haiku on the spot
(Ease your troubled mind
Shh everything is gone now
Don't worry about it)
A word that rhymes with Peaches
Beaches
Reaches
Teaches
Niches
leeches
The pattern of beats in a line of poetry.
What is Meter?
A unit of poetry composed of lines that relate to a similar thought or topic
What is a Stanza?
One of these guys is not a Romantic era poet, Lord Tyrion Lannister or Lord Byron
Who is Lord Tyrion Lannister?
A 3 line poem about Bees
Buzz buzz goes the bee
collecting pollen on his knee
making sweet honey just for me
Word that rhymes with Enough
Tough
Rough
Snuff
Buff
Puff
Stuff
The continuation of a sentence beyond a line break, couplet, or stanza without an expected pause
What is Enjambment?
A type of poem which tells a story
What is Narrative?
Robert Frost and John Lennon loved writing about nature but only one was a poet
Who is Robert Frost ?
4 Line Poem, AAAA rhyme scheme
What will you do (a)
you've lost your only shoe (a)
with all the hate you spew (a)
you've lost me too (a)
Rhyming words come just as the line breaks
What is End Rhyme?
Repeated sections of text that usually appear at the end of a stanza or verse.
What is a Refrain ?
Highly specific and structured poem. They feature repetition as a key element.
What is a Villanelle?
Someone knows why the caged bird sings, it's either Maya Angelo or Iris L'echant
Who is Maya Angelo?
A 5 Line love poem , AABAA Rhyme scheme
I dont know much
dont know science and math and such
I do know that I love you
that you alway come in clutch
leaning on me like a crutch
Some call it double rhyme while others call it...
What is feminine rhyme?
Shakespeare's meter of choice
What is Iambic Pentameter?
A poem without rhyming words but with a strong meter. The words flow well and feel verse-like, even though they don’t rhyme.
What is Blank Verse?
Jonathan Silvertongue is a lonely man but then again so is William Wordsworth.
Who is William Wordsworth?
6 line poem ABACBA
We've been here for days A
standing on a forgotten shore B
under the sun's burning gaze A
Weeks are months and months are years C
I could stand here for an eternity more B
Our love is not a phase A
A type of twins and a type of rhyme
What is identical rhyme?
A less common metrical foot in which two consecutive syllables are stressed (e.g., “A.I.”)
What is a Spondee?