Poetic Devices 1
Poetic Devices 2
Kinds of Poetry
Poetic Devices 3
EXAMPLES
100

Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore. Is an example of_____.

Alliteration

100

The dog smack the cat with a bat. Is an example of ____.

Rhyme

100

What kind of poem has the following characteristics...

3 lines

Specific Syllable Count (5/7/5)

Haiku

100

Define Imagery

Explaining something so well it can be pictured in your head

100

Write a simile about your day

Class today is like a dream

200

The clouds are like cotton candy. Is an example of _____.

Simile

200

Giving an object a human characteristic.

Personification

200

What kind of poem has the following characteristics...

No rhyme or rhythm

Totally random

Free Verse

200

Define Symbolism

One thing that symbolizes something else

200

Give an example of two words that rhyme

Bed - head

Cat - rat

Dog - fog

300

The comparison of two unlike items using like or as.

Simile

300

What is the rhyme scheme of the following poem?


Green leaves dry out and fade to rusty red.

Voices sigh as the temperature drops

And a screen of fog coats the newly dead,

Clinging to each blade, dousing the hilltop.

ABAB

300

What kind of poem has the following characteristics...

Tells a story

Has a rhyme scheme

Narrative

300

Define a Syllable

Syllables are the amount of beats in a word

300

Write a metaphor

The class is a circus today

400

RHYME!

What goes in your head? Because you don't think you need to make your bed, So why aren't you ______?

Any word that rhymes with head or bed is correct.

400

BOOM POW BAM

Are examples of what?

Onomatopoeias

400

What kind of poem has the following characteristics...

14 lines

4 Stanzas

Specific Rhyme Scheme

Sonnet

400

What is a Stanza

Like a paragraph, but in a poem.

400

Give an example of symbolism

Dove symbolizes peace

Roses symbolize love

500

Define metaphor

The comparison of two unlike items WITHOUT using like or as.

500

Define Hyperbole

An extreme exaggeration

500

What is the specific rhyme scheme of a sonnet??

ABAB  CDCD  EFEF  GG

500

Define rhyme.

The repetition sounds at the end of a word.

500

Write a haiku about the weather outside today.

It is hot outside.

There are lots of big fluffy

clouds. Where is the sun?

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