Poetic Techniques
What words determine if it is a simile or a metaphor?
The sentence uses the words "like" or "as".
What is the definition of onomatopoeia?
The use of words that sound like the objects or actions they describe.
What is the definition of simile?
A comparison if two unlike things using “like” or “as”.
What is the definition of lyric?
A short poem that expresses personal feelings.
First Wave Slops slow
Hop-step Come-go
Second wave pushes
Shoves and rushes
wave number 3
picks on me
wave four
is all roar
What is this poem using?
The definition of end rhyme?
When the rhyme appears at the end of a line.
what is whitespace?
What is the definition of stanza?
a number of lines that divide a poem into sections.
What is the definition of a haiku?
Haiku is a type of Japanese poem that describes nature. Haiku’s are usually 3 lines. The first line has 5 syllables, the second line has 7 syllables, and the third one has 5 syllables.
I once spilt a sandwich on rye
Swiss cheese and bologna stretched high
It stood straight and tall
I did not let it fall
I stopped when my sandwich hit sky
What type of poem is this?
Its a limerick
What is the definition of Metaphor?
A comparison if two unlike things without using “like” or “as".
Definition of alliteration?
The repetition of beginning consonant sounds.
What is the definition of personification?
Gives human qualities to non-human ideas or objects
How many syllables are the haiku's 3 lines of poetry?
5 Syllables
7 Syllables
5 Syllables
Sugary see through crispy glaze a tasty gift wrap for a donut
Pillowy perfect inside dissolves on my eager tongue
But here is my favorite part the empty center circle
What type of poem is this?
Its a free verse.
What is the definition of rhyme scheme?
a pattern of rhyme in a stanza or poem.
Definition of double rhyme.
A rhyme with 2 syllables.
what is the definition of internal rhyme?
Rhyme that occurs within a single line of poetry
what is the definition of limerick?
A limerick is a humorous verse of lines. Lines two and five rhyme, as do lines three and four. Lines one, two and five have three stressed syllables: lines three and four have two.
Crammed with vitamins
A, you see, these
Roots grow in
Rows of
Orange underground, with
Tops sprouting
Soft leafy green over head
What does this use
white space
The definition of assonance?
The repetition of vowel sounds in a line of poetry?
What is the definition of Consonance?
The repetition of consonant sounds.
The definition of triple rhyme?
A rhyme with 3 syllables
How many lines are in a sonnet?
14 Lines
There once was a ruby-red snapper
With shimmering scales quite dapper
It gazed at the bait
thought yum, that looks great
Now the snappers inside a grass wrapper
What type of poem is this?
Limerick