What Is Poetry?
What is to express feelings, emotions, and thoughts creatively
A poem that has a syllable pattern of 5-7-5
What is a Haiku
What is the topic of a poem that explores a person's dreams and aspirations?
A) Love
B) Nature
C) Ambition
D) Grief
Ambition
Figurative language used in the phrase "He was a real Romeo with the ladies"
What is Allusion
Sound device used in "The clock ticked loudly"
What is Onomatopoeia
Commonly used literary devices in poetry (answer should include for 4 devices)
What are similes, metaphors, alliteration, personification
A 14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme, often about love
What is a Sonnet
What is the theme of a poem about the challenges and rewards of friendship?
A) Friendship is a journey that requires effort
B) Friendship can be challenging but rewarding
C) True friendship always comes with no challenges
D) Friendship is about giving without receiving
Friendship can be challenging but rewarding
Figurative language used in the phrase "The wind whispered through the trees"
What is Personification
Sound device used in "She sells sea shells by the sea shore"
What is Alliteration
The difference between a poem and a song lyric
What is a song lyric follows a musical structure, while a poem does not.
A poem that is humorous and has a specific meter with a rhyme scheme of AABBA
What is a Limerick
What is the difference between topic and theme in a poem?
A) The topic is the main idea, and the theme is the lesson or message about that idea
B) The topic is the rhyme scheme, and the theme is the meter
C) The topic is the emotions, and the theme is the setting
D) The topic and theme are always the same thing
The topic is the main idea, and the theme is the lesson or message about the idea
Figurative language used in the phrase "Time is a thief"
What is Metaphor
Sound device used in the phrase "The light of the fire is a sight"
What is Assonance
The purpose for using the literary device imagery in poetry
What is to help create a more vivid picture in the reader's mind
A concrete poem
What is a poem shaped like its subject, where the text visually represents the topic
What is the topic of a poem that focuses on the power and beauty of nature?
A) The struggle of humanity
B) Nature and its beauty
C) The effects of technology
D) The power of love
Nature and its beauty
Figurative language used in the phrase "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse"
What is Hyperbole
Sound device used in "Buzz" or "Crash"
What is Onomatopoeia
The definition of free verse poetry
What is does not follow a regular rhyme or meter
A poem created by blacking out text in an existing passage
What is a blackout poem
What is the theme of a poem that reflects on the passage of time and its inevitable effects?
A) Time is always wasted
B) Time is an illusion
C) Time changes everything
D) Time should be avoided
Time changes everything
Figurative language used in the phrase "Her smile was as bright as the sun"
What is Simile
Sound device used in "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers"
What is Alliteration