Poetry Examples
My heart’s a stereo.
What is "metaphor"?
A unified group of lines in poetry. This is often marked by spacing between sections of the poem.
What is a "stanza"?
I am so hungry, I could eat a horse.
What is "hyperbole"?
Describing sth. by comparing it to a completely different object.
What is "simile"?
Poetry that does not rhyme or have a measurable meter.
What is "free verse"?
Sara’s seven sweet sisters slept soundly.
What is "alliteration"?
An object or action that means something more than its literal meaning.
What is a "symbol"?
The feather danced gradefully on the wind, while the sun smiled on the land.
What is "personification"?
The author’s specific word choice.
What is "diction"?
I must confess that in my quest I felt depressed and restless.
What is "assonance"?
“hissed”, “crackle” and “splash”
What is "onomatopoeia"?
The measured arrangement of sounds/beats in a poem, including the poet’s placement of emphasis and the number of syllables per line.
What is "meter"?
the hero, the mentor, the funny wingman who dies,
What is "archetype"?
An idea or feeling which a word invokes in addition to its actual/literal definition.
What is "connotation"?
curving up then down
meeting blue sky and green earth
melding sun with rain
What is "haiku"?
The zoo was amazing, especially the lizards, zebras and chimpanzees.
The central meaning or dominant message the poet is trying to deliver to the reader.
What is "theme"?
In order to make a good cup of coffee, you have to be awake enough to make a good cup of coffee.
What is "paradox"?
A work that makes fun of another work by imitating some aspect of the original piece's style.
What is "parody"?
A phrase or an idea that has been used so often that it no longer has much meaning and is not interesting.
What is a "cliché"? /ˈkliːʃeɪ/