Poetry Terms
What do we call a group of lines in a poem?
Stanzas
What rhymes with cat?
Hat.
What type of poem tells a story?
A narrative poem.
What is a comparison using "like" or "as" called?
A simile.
What type of poem tells a story?
A narrative poem.
What is the name for a single row of words in a poem?
A line.
What rhymes with blue?
Shoe
What is a funny poem with 5 lines called?
A limerick.
What is a comparison that doesn't use "like" or "as"?
A metaphor.
What type of poem is short and expresses feelings?
A lyric poem.
What is the rhythm or beat of a poem called?
Meter
What rhymes with tree?
Bee.
What is a poem that does not rhyme or have a set rhythm called?
Free verse.
What is giving human qualities to something non-human called?
Personification.
What is a funny poem with 5 lines called?
A limerick.
What do we call the repetition of sounds at the ends of words?
Rhyme.
What rhymes with light?
Night.
What kind of poem has three lines and follows the 5-7-5 syllable pattern?
A haiku.
What is an extreme exaggeration called?
Hyperbole.
What is a poem that does not rhyme or have a set rhythm called?
Free verse.
What is the person who writes a poem called?
A poet.
What rhymes with star?
Car.
What type of poem is short and expresses feelings?
A lyric poem.
What is it called when words imitate sounds, like "buzz" or "boom?
Onomatopoeia.
What kind of poem has three lines and follows the 5-7-5 syllable pattern?
A haiku.