Poetic forms
A tribute to a subject, does not have to be dead.
What is an ode?
You snore louder than a freight train!
What type of FL is this?
What is simile?
How do you like to go up in a swing,
Up in the air so blue?
Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing
Ever a child can do!
...what are these four lines called?
What is a stanza?
Which poet is the author of “Ozymandias”?
Percy Byshee Shelley
Poem that reflects upon death and loss. Might also talk about redemption.
What is an elegy?
"Negative Nora ingored her nosy neighbor."
What type of FL is this?
What is alliteration?
Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing
Ever a child can do!
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Up in the air and over the wall,
Till I can see so wide,
What is this [area] called?
What is a line break?
What do we call the rhythm of a poem?
Meter
14 line poem, typically (but not exclusively) concerning the topic of love.
What is a sonnet?
"Rap music is heaven to me."
What type of FL is this?
Rhythmic structure of a poem...
What is a meter?
How many sonnets did William Shakespeare wrote during his life?
A. 1
B. 56
C. 154
C. 154
Poetry that lacks a consistent rhyme scheme, metrical pattern, or musical form.
What is free verse?
The owl hooted wisely.
What type of FL is this?
What is onomatopoeia?
Pattern of words containing similar sounds...
What is rhyming?
What of the following statements is false about Haiku?
A. It typically consists of three phrases
B. It is a traditional Japanese form of poetry
C. Human is the main subject
C. Human is the main subject
Also known as the 5-7-5 poem. Usually talks about nature.
What is Haiku?
"This ice cream has been holding me hostage all afternoon."
What type of FL is this?
What is personification?
What are line breaks so important in poetry?
It causes the reader to pause and will determine how the poem is read.
In English poetry, which is the most common metre?
A. Hemistich
B. Iambic pentameter
C. Aeolian metre
B. Iambic pentameter