Types of Poems
Language in Poetry
Language and Objects
Reading/Writing a Poem
Repeating/Rhymes
100
A Japanese poem with 17 syllables and 3 lines of 5, 7, and 5.
What is a Haiku?
100
The language an author uses in poetry or the language someone uses when reading a story.
What is Diction?
100
A comparison of 2 things with like or as.
What is Simile?
100
A literary element that gives certain feelings to readers
What is Mood?
100
The pattern of rhymes in a poem.
What is Rhyme Scheme?
200
Poetry that doesn't rhyme or has any rhythm. The author can do whatever they want in this poem.
What is Free Verse?
200
Words with meanings that are different from the literal interpretation.
What is Figurative Language?
200
Comparison between 2 things WITHOUT like or as.
What is Metaphor?
200
The author's attitude toward a subject.
What is Tone?
200
A repeated line in a poem.
What is Refrain?
300
A five-line stanza that doesn't rhyme
What is a Cinquain?
300
A word's actual definition.
What is Literal?
300
A literary device that has several meanings.
What is Symbol?
300
The organization of a poem
What is Structure?
300
Scanning a line to determine its rhyme
What is Scansion?
400
A poem that tells a story with a rhyme scheme of ABAB.
What is Ballad Poetry?
400
The repetition of vowel sounds to create internal rhymes. Example: pURple and cURtain.
What is Assonance?
400
Elements in poetry that activate your senses.
What is Imagery?
400
Being able to express yourself easily or being able to read a poem or story without pause.
What is Fluency?
400
Where a line is repeated but with small changes.
What is Incremental Repetition?
500
Poetry that describes an object and is shaped like the object it's talking about.
What is Shape Poetry?
500
The way words and phrases are arranged.
What is Syntax?
500
The word a sound is associated with. Ex: Boom! Pow! Crash!
What is Onomatopoeia
500
Natural speech with no rhythm in a poem or reading a poem.
What is Prose?
500
A stanza of four lines with alternate rhymes.
What is Quatrain?
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