Poetry Terms
A FIGURE of SPEECH that makes brief reference to a historical or literary figure, event, or object
What is an allusion?
What is this an allusion to?
“He has the Midas touch when picking stocks.”
Who is a famous character from Greek Mythology whose touch turned items into gold?
The three broad types of poetry
What are narrative, lyrical, and dramatic?
The point of view of the speaker in a lyric poem
What is first person?
The nation of origin for haiku poetry
What is Japan?
The emotional state of mind expressed by an author or artist in his or her work
What is mood?
What is this an allusion to?
His rise to become head of an international corporation is a real Horatio Alger story.
Who is an American author who wrote young adult novels about impoverished boys and their rise from humble backgrounds to middle-class security and comfort through good works?
The two categories of poetry that William Shakespeare is famous for.
What are lyrical (sonnets) and dramatic?
The combination patterns of stressed and unstressed syllables
What is meter?
The number of syllables in a haiku poem
What is seventeen?
A short poem of personal feelings and emotions, intended to make a single impression on the reader
What is lyrical poetry?
What is this an allusion to?
After working out at the gym, I felt like I could battle Hercules.
Who is in classical Greek mythology, famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures.
The pattern of sounds that repeats at the end of a line or stanza in a poem
What is a rhyme scheme?
Poetic meter forms this in poetic lines
What is rhythm?
The subject of most haiku poems
What is nature and emotional response?
Poetic form that consists of three lines, with five syllables in the first line, seven in the second, and five in the third.
What is haiku?
What is this an allusion to?
"He's a cool guy, but he becomes a lovesick Romeo every time he's around her."
What alludes to the character of Romeo from William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, wherein Romeo is head-over-heels in love with Juliet?
Poetry that does not follow a rhyme scheme
What is free verse?
This Greek philosopher and poet coined the term lyric poetry.
Who is Aristotle?
The most famous haiku poet in Japanese tradition
Who is Basho`?
A poem made up of 14 lines that rhyme in a fixed pattern of three stanzas and a couplet.
What is a sonnet?
What is this an allusion to?
So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day.
What is the Garden of Eden in the Bible?
This a poem that tells a story about a hero who accomplishes important things on a national level
What is an epic poem?
A type of lyrical poem with 14 lines made up of three quatrains and a couplet.
What is a sonnet?
the number of syllables in the second line of a haiku poem
What is seven?