Poetry Forms
Literary Devices 1
Literary Devices 2
Research Principals
100
A poem about coffee in the shape of a coffee cup would be an example of a ______________ poem.
What is a concrete (shape) poem?
100
"I could sleep for years" is an example of _____________.
What is hyperbole?
100
When leaves are crunchy (noise), and the water is cold (touch), these are examples of __________.
What is imagery?
100
"Finals will be May 22nd and May 23rd," said Mr. Ensley. This is an example of a ____________.
What is a quote?
200
This is a poem that is about nature, has 3 lines, and syllables of 5, 7, and 5.
What is haiku?
200
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
What is alliteration?
200
... as light as a feather ... is an example of __________.
What is a simile?
200
When someone takes credit for someone else's work or ideas, it is considered ____________.
What is plagiarism?
300
This type of poem has 5 lines. Lines 1, 2, and 5 rhyme. Lines 3 & 4 rhyme. It usually starts like this: "There once was a man from Nantucket ..."
What is a limerick?
300
When Sheldon says "Bazinga" in The Big Bang Theory, it is an example of __________.
What is onomatopoeia?
300
When a dove represents peace, it is an example of _____________.
What is symbolism?
300
When you use someone else's thoughts and ideas within a research paper or essay, but give credit to the person who said it, it is called a(n) _________________.
What is an internal citation?
400
This poem lists several items about the same general topic. It is officially called a ______________ poem.
What is catalog poem?
400
The train whistled as it passed through town is an example of _____________.
What is personification?
400
A group of lines in poetry is not a paragraph. It is a ___________.
What is a stanza?
400
If you condense the information taken from another source without directly quoting the author, but still giving the author credit, it is called _______________.
What is summarizing?
500
This poem has 16 lines and traditionally follows this rhyme scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
What is a sonnet?
500
In "Where the Sidewalk Ends" the sidewalk is a _________ for the transition from childhood to adulthood.
What is a metaphor?
500
If the ends of poetry lines are like this: bat, cat, room, broom, the rhyme scheme would be what?
What is AABB?
500
When you restate an author's ideas using your own words, it is called ____________.
What is paraphrasing?
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