There once was a wonderful star
Who thought she would go very far
Until she fell down
And looked like a clown
She knew she would never go far.
What type of poem is this?
What is a limerick?
200
a comparison without using like or as
What is a metaphor?
200
giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects
What is personification?
200
The amount of syllables in a haiku
What is 5-7-5 (or 17)?
200
"as light as a feather"
What is a simile?
200
when the poet appeals to the reader's senses; creates a mental picture
What is imagery?
300
repetition of a consonant sound
What is alliteration?
300
a number of lines that divide a poem into sections
What is stanza?
300
a poem that is written as the author chooses; they do not followed a specific rhyme scheme or pattern.
What is free verse?
300
the cow jumped over the moon; the dish ran away with the spoon
What is personification?
300
There once was a fish who could talk.
He wanted to learn how to walk.
He got out from the sea,
Fell right onto me,
And I nearly died from great shock.
What is the rhyme scheme?
What is AABBA?
400
a great exaggeration
What is a hyperbole?
400
the feeling or tone of a poem
What is mood?
400
a short, witty, humorous poem that has a rhyme pattern of AABBA
What is a limerick?
400
"the moon was a lantern in the night "
What is metaphor?
400
They cut me down to free
The warmth they saw in me.
What am I?
What is a tree?
500
words that sound like what they mean
What is onomatopoeia?
500
the repeating of a word or phrase in a line or poem
What is repetition?
500
a long poem that tells a story, often has repeating stanzas
What is a ballad?
500
"I've told you a million times..."
What is hyperbole?
500
a type of dinosaur with extra bones around his head