Poetic Structure
Figurative Language 1
Figurative Language 2
Name that Poet
Wild Card
100
a division of a poem based on form or thought
What is a stanza?
100
words which create a strong sensory experience
What is imagery?
100
to repeat a word or phrase or in for effect
What is repetition?
100
“To be or not to be: that is the question”
Who is William Shakespeare?
100
What is the refrain in this poem?
"Hold fast to dreams"
200
the pattern of stressed or unstressed syllables established in a line of poetry
What is meter?
200
the repetition of stressed, initial sounds of words, usually made of consonants
What is alliteration?
200
a direct comparison using "like" or "as" between two usually unrelated things indicating a similarity.
What is a simile?
200
“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I – I took the road less traveled by”
Who is Robert Frost?
200
What type of poem is this?
This is an acrostic poem.
300
the pattern or sequence in which a rhyme occurs
What is rhyme scheme?
300
the giving of human qualities or characteristics to inanimate objects, ideas, or animals
What is personification?
300
the use of a word to represent or imitate natural sounds
What is onomatopoeia?
300
"Love that boy/Like a rabbit loves to run"
Who is Walter Dean Myers?
300
What novel references this poem?
The Outsiders
400
lines of iambic pentameter without end rhyme
What is blank verse?
400
an exaggeration for the sake of emphasis, not be taken literally
What is hyperbole?
400
an implied comparison of two things normally considered quite different
What is a metaphor?
400
"Tiger! Tiger! Burning Bright"
Who is William Blake?
400
What is the point of view of this poem?
This poem is written in 2nd person point of view.
500
lines that do not have a regular meter and do not rhyme
What is free verse?
500
the repetition of one or more phrases or lines at intervals in a poem
What is refrain?
500
the use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities by giving them symbolic meanings that are different from their literal sense
What is symbolism?
500
"What happens to a dream deferred?"
Who is Langston Hughes?
500
Who is the author of this poem?
Shel Silverstein