Poetry Terms
What is a line in poetry?
A single row of words in a poem.
“Her smile was as bright as the sun.” What is this?
What is a simile?
What is rhyme?
Words that have similar ending sounds.
What is a poem’s title meant to do?
Hint at the topic or theme.
What is the theme of a poem?
The message or lesson.
What is a stanza?
A group of lines in a poem.
“The wind whispered through the trees.” What is this?
What is personification?
She snapped and popped her gum in my ear.
What is onomatopoeia?
What does rhyme scheme refer to?
The pattern of rhyming lines (ex: ABAB).
What is imagery?
Descriptive language that appeals to the senses.
What is rhythm?
The beat or pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.
“He is a walking encyclopedia.” What is this?
What is a metaphor?
identify the device: “Slippery snakes slide silently.”
Alliteration.
A specific type of poem with rules for structure, length, or style (like a haiku or sonnet). What is it?
poetic structure
Who is the speaker in a poem?
The voice telling the poem.
What is figurative language?
Language that is not literal and creates imagery.
What is hyperbole?
What is an exaggeration?
Identify the device: “Boom! Pow! Crack!”
What is Onomatopoeia?
What tool is used to create emphasis in this poem? Hint: It is NOT rhyme. Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall; All the King's horses and all the King's men Couldn't put Humpty together again
repitition
What helps determine the poem’s mood?
The feelings created by the poet’s word choices.
giving human qualities to an animal, thing, or idea.
what is personification
What is tone?
The poet’s attitude toward the subject.
What is repetition?
Words or phrases repeated for emphasis.
Identify where the personification is in the poem: "Have you got a brook in your little heart, Where bashful flowers blow, And blushing birds go down to drink, And shadows tremble so?" Emily Elizabeth Dickinson, Have You Got A Brook In Your Little Heart
What is bashful flowers/ blushing birds / shadows tremble?
What is symbolism?
Using an object to represent an idea (ex: a dove for peace).