Types of Poems
Comparison
Rhyme Scheme
Exaggeration
Foundation for Poetry
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What is a haiku?

A poem with 5, 7, 5 syllables (three lines)

100

"Taking candy from a baby." Why is this Idiom being used?

Because it's easy to take candy from a baby.

100

What is this rhyme scheme; 

I walk in the grass

and when i pass

a little tiny bee

it feels good to be me.

A, A, B, B

100

What is this type of figurative language; I HAVE TOLD YOU A MILLION TIMES.

Hyperbole.

100

What is one segment of words in a poem.

Line

200

What is a Free Verse?

It doesn't rhyme.

200

What does a Personification compare?

Giving human qualities to non human things.
200

What is this rhyme scheme?

Im so happy

im so sad

Im so racky

with my dad

A, B, A, B

200

What is this figurtive langauage? wesslies weat is the worst weat in the world

Alliteration

200

What is a paragraph in a poem?

Stanza

300

What is a Golden Shovel Poem?

The last word of a line form together to make a message.

300

Whats different between simile and Metaphor?

One has like or as and the other doesn't.

300

What is this Rhyme scheme?

This day is so fun

But sadly its almost over

The best day is today

And i scream hooray!

And as the night approaches I loafer.

A, B, C, C, B

300

What type of figurative language is this; KABOOM!

The building breaks down into little fragments of dust.

Onomatopoeia

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What is it called when two or more words end with a similar sound?

Rhyme

400

What is Narrative?

A poem meant to tell a story that is not a ballad or an epic.

400

Whats the difference between Onomatopoeia and Aliteration?

One uses sound effects and the other is using repetition of consonant sound at the beginning of words.

400

What is a Sonnet?

A poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, typically having ten syllables per line.


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Im so hungry I could eat a horse. What is being exaggerated?
"I could eat a Horse"
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How do we describe rhyme schemes?

In a A B pattern

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What is the purpose of a Ballad?

Its meant to show an exciting episode with dramatic features.

500

What is the main source of Comparison

The use of metaphors and similes.

500

What is Limerick?

A form of light verse which is always 5 lines long. The first, second and fifth lines rhyme and contain three strong beats. The third and fourth lines rhyme and have only two strong beats.

500

True or False was the first Hyperbole used in the 1400's

False

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