Types of poetry
What type of poem is known for using the 5,7,5 structure?
Haiku
What compares two things using the words like or as?
Simile
What is an object, person, place, or experience that stands for something more than what it is.
Symbolism
What is a contrast between what is expected and what really is
Irony
A group of words together on one _____
Line
Which poem does not use consistent meter patterns, rhyme, or any musical pattern?
Free verse
What compares two thins not using like or as?
Metaphor
What Figurative language uses words whose sound suggests their meanings?
Onomatopoeia
A joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that three words sound alike but have different meanings. An elephant’s opinion carries a lot of weight
Pune
Multiple lines work together to form a ______
Stanza
What type of poetry uses the rhyme scheme AABBA is usually humorous and is rude
Limerick
What is an exaggeration or overstatement used for effect and not meant to be taken literally?
Hyperbole
What type of figurative language gives animals, ideas, and things human-like qualities
Personification
What is the central idea or message displayed by the text
Theme
The repition of sounds at the end of a word is _____
Rhyme scheme
What type of poetry spells out a word or phrase with the first letter of each line
Acrostic
What is A comparison showing likeness in some ways between things that are otherwise unlike?
analogy
What figurative language uses words in a special way that may be different from their literal meanings
Idiom
What is a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one consonant to be harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing
Euphemism
The basic rhymthic structure of a line within a work of poetry is ______
Meter
What type of poetry is written by an author that is sad or expresses grief
Elegy
What is the repetition of vowel sounds in street syllables that do not rhyme?
Assonance
What is the emotional state of mind expressed by an author or artist in his or her work
Mood
What is the repetition of constant sounds in stressed syllables with different vowel sounds
Consonance
____________ is writing that uses different techniques or methods to add interest or enhance/clarify meaning
Figurative language