Elements of Poetry
Sensory
Vocabulary
Types of Poetry
What does it Mean?
100
Shhhh! Wack! Zoom are all examples of what element of poetry?
What is onomatopoeia?
100
Love is lime-green like two pickles squeaking together. What sense does this line appeal to?
What is sound?
100
Giving non-living things or animals human qualities. Ex. The light danced to Earth
What is personification?
100
A type of poetry that is meant to be funny.
Humorous Poetry
100
What feeling or mood is created in the following poem? Shades of gray surround my eyes, No color in my life- Oh how I try Rain clouds above my head I just want to stay in bed
What is sadness?
200
This poem is an example of what? I am a sword, Sharper than a tongue Nobody can defeat me, Because I am a sword, I can not be hurt by what people say About me, I will not show my anger Against Someone else. By Alex
What is a metaphor? (Bonus Point extended metaphor)
200
I opened the bedroom door and was overwhelmed by the thought of a basketball players socks that has been worn for a week without being washed. This appeals to what sense?
What is smell?
200
Comparing two things without using the words like or as.
What is a metaphor?
200
This type of poetry expresses thoughts and feelings and can sometimes sound like a song.
Lyrical Poetry
200
What is the poet really saying? She wept oceans of tears
She cried intensely (a lot)
300
"I have the measles and the mumps, a gash, a rash and purple bumps." What poetry element does this poem have?
What is rhyme?
300
The vibrant rainbow glistened as it cascaded from the bright blue sky to the emerald green grass below. What sense does this line appeal to?
What is sight?
300
The person who is speaking in a poem
Who is the speaker?
300
This type of poetry tells a story.
Narrative Poetry
300
What is the poet really saying? Her fingers danced across the keyboard.
She typed quickly and accurately.
400
Bossy Bridgette likes to eat Bolivian brownies because she is a bad baker. What poetry element does this sentence show?
What is alliteration?
400
The cats fur was like a soft cotton blanket that was worn, but was fluffy and velvety. What sense does this line appeal to?
What is touch?
400
The sections of a poem that give it its form.
What are stanzas?
400
This type of poetry does not have a regular rhyme scheme
Free Verse Poetry
400
What is the poet really saying? She is as stubborn as a permanent marker stain.
She won't budge easily.
500
The chair sat there waiting for me to sit down. What poetry element is shown in this sentence?
What is personification?
500
Bang! Boom! Zoom! The cars sped by cracking the air as they passed by. What sense does this line appeal to?
What is sound?
500
When a word sounds like the noise it describe Ex. Zoom
What is onomatopoeia?
500
This type of poetry takes the shape of its topic
Concrete Poetry
500
What does the poet really mean? My stomach was doing backflips inside of me as a neared the edge of the diving board.
The speaker is nervous.
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