Poetic Devices
This device involves giving human qualities to non-human things, like "The flowers danced with the wind."
Personification
This is what groups of lines are called in a poem
Stanzas
This poem has a humorous or nonsensical tone and consists of five lines with an AABBA rhyme scheme.
Limerick
This clothing item was celebrated in a recent poem we read.
Socks
This device is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
Aliteration
This form of poetry does not adhere to a regular rhyme scheme or meter but often uses natural rhythms of speech.
Free Verse
This poem originated in Japan and use to be 100 stanzas long!
Haiku
This metaphor was used to represent resilience and beauty emerging from a harsh and unlikely environment in a poem we read
A rose growing from concrete
This device involves a direct comparison without using "like" or "as".
Metaphor
A haiku has what syllable pattern?
5-7-5
A poem of praise or celebration, often addressing a specific subject.
What was the title of the first class I taught?
TRIPLE: What was the date of the first class I taught?
Introduction to Poetry
"I have a million things to do today" is an example of what poetic device?
Hyperbole
This rhyming scheme sounds like a heart beat
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
In this type of poetry, the layout and typography on the page are as important as the words themselves.
Concrete Verse
What are three examples of poetry activities centred around your identities that were assigned?
DOUBLE: Who was the main author discussed during the class about uniqueness?
"I am" poetry
Thumbprint activity or Unique portraits
An abstract concept that vividly depicted throughout the poem, with each stanza adding new layers to the comparison.
Extended Metaphor
This two-line unit of poetry often has the same meter and rhyme, and it frequently concludes a Shakespearean sonnet
Rhyming couplet
This type of poetry involves removing words or rearranging them instead of adding.
Found/Blackout poetry
Which Native American poet wrote the poem "Remember"
DOUBLE: What is their special appointed role in the U.S?
Joy Harjo