Poetry Vocabulary
What kind of poem is this?
Types of Poetry
Name that theme!
100
What is a comparison that uses ”like” or ”as”?
Simile
100
Shape poem OR Concrete poem
100
A type of poetry that has no pattern or rule
Free Verse
100
I tried and failed, then tried once more,
Each time I learned a little more,
Until at last I reached my goal,
By not giving up, I made me whole.
Never give up.
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200
What is it called when words sound the same at the end?
Rhyme or rhyming
200
The brown bears bounce blissfully.
A bee buzzed right, and bumped the bears.
The brown bear named Barry got a boo boo.
Alliteration
200
A 3-line Japanese poem that has a 5-7-5 syllable pattern
Haiku
200
I shared my lunch with someone new,
They smiled wide, I smiled too,
Kindness spread from me to them,
Like light that never dims.
Be kind to others.
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300
What is giving human traits to something non-human?
Personification
300
However many tough things we go through
Or any regret we can't undo,
Please know I will be here.
Even far away, I will still be near.
Acrostic
300
A poem that looks like what it is about
Shape Poetry or Concrete poetry
300
The mirror shows a different me,
Not who I was, but who I’ll be,
I’m growing, changing every day,
Learning more along the way.
Growing up can be hard.
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400
What is the repetition of beginning consonant sounds?
Alliteration
400
Yellow flame flickers
Shadows dance upon the wall
Love grows ever strong.
Haiku
400
A 5 line poem with the rhyme scheme AABBA, usually about something silly
Limerick
400
We argued loud, we turned away,
But missed each other every day,
Until we talked and made things right,
Now everything feels warm and bright.
Friendships take hard work.
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500
What is the pattern of rhymes in a poem?
Give an example of one.
Rhyme Scheme (AABB, ABAB, ABCAB, etc)
500
Hickory Dickory dock,
the mouse ran up the clock;
the clock struck one
and down he run;
hickory Dickory dock.
Limerick
500
A poem where the first letter of every line spell a word, and is what the poem is about
Acrostic Poetry
500
The flowers bloom, then fade away,
The sun will set at end of day,
But every end brings something new,
A fresh beginning waits for you.
Sometimes you have to get through hard times to have a new beginning.
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