Figurative language
A comparison between two things using "like," "as," or "resembles."
What is a simile?
A poem that is only three lines long, following the syllable format of five/seven/five.
What is a haiku?
A paragraph of poetry, also known as a group of lines in a poem.
What is a stanza?
The pattern of rhymes in a poem, labeled in alphabetical order.
What is a rhyme scheme?
Language that appeals to the five senses.
What is imagery?
A direct comparison between two things.
What is a metaphor?
A lyrical poem that is 14 lines long.
What is a sonnet?
The repetition of sounds in a poem, ex: "dog" and "frog".
What are rhymes?
Language that is not meant to be taken literally.
What is figurative language?
A rhyme that occurs at the end of a line of poetry.
What is an end rhyme?
A figure of speech where the author gives human traits to a nonhuman thing.
What is personification?
A type of poem that defines something, someone, or specific emotions.
What is a catalog poem?
A style of poem that doesn't have a set rhythm or meter.
What is free verse?
A poem that tells a fairytale-like story, often containing repeating lines
What is a ballad?
Words that sound like the objects they name OR the sounds those objects make
What are onomatopoeias?
A deliberate exaggeration meant to emphasize something.
What is a hyperbole?
The writer's word choice, which helps convey the speaker's tone.
What is diction?
A pair of two consecutive lines, usually rhyming.
What is a couplet?
A group of four lines, either a standalone poem or part of a bigger poem.
What is a quatrain?
A poem that is only five lines long, following the format of five/seven/five/seven/seven.
What is a tanka?
The repetition of the same sounds in multiple words, USUALLY at the beginning of words.
What is alliteration?
In poems that aren't told from the author's perspective, the author uses this to speak to the reader.
What is a persona?
A reference to a well-known person, place, or event from either history, music, art, or literature.
What is an allusion?
A type of poem that expresses the feelings or thoughts of the speaker. This is about a specific topic, and it usually celebrates a person, event, or thing.
What is an ode?
Haikus and tankas are both written about this topic.
What is nature?