Poetry Terms
A single row of poetry
Lines
Comparison using like or as
Simile
Matter
2
A poem formed in the outline of the topic
A shape poem
What word describes the flow of poetry?
Rhythm
Using the same beginning letter or sound on words
Alliteration
The dog ran very fast
6
An alphabet poem
Acrostic
What is it called when words sound the same
Rhyme
Writing words as sounds
Onomatopoeia
Average people do average things
10
Humorous poem set in an AABBA pattern
Limerick
Symbol
An object or idea that represents deeper meaning
Comparing two unlike things with out using like or as
Metaphor
Question prompt
4
A poem that tells a story set to music
Ballad
What is a stanza?
A group of lines
Giving human-like qualities to nonhuman things
Personification
Onomatopoeia
6
A 14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme.
Sonnet