Poetry Terms
What is the definition of a poet?
What is the definition of a simile?
comparison made between two unlike things, using like or as
Is this a simile or metaphor: The streets were streams when the rain fell. What 2 things are being compared?
Metaphor, streets and streams
She's drowning in a sea of grief.
Metaphor
What is the literal meaning of: Time is money.
Time is valuable and similar to money; it is hard to get and so should not be wasted.
What is a stanza?
a group of lines forming a unit in a poem
What is the definition of a metaphor?
comparison which compares two things without using the words like or as; one thing is spoken as though it were something else
Is this a simile or metaphor: The poem was like a puzzle with many different meanings. What 2 things are being compared?
Simile, poem and puzzle
She's happy as a clam.
Simile
What is the literal meaning of: They are as busy as bees.
They are very, very busy, similar to the activity of bees.
What is the definition of repetition?
To repeat words of phrases throughout a poem
What is the definition of alliteration?
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of a word (often the same letter)
Is this a simile or metaphor: The North Star was a path that led the way. What 2 things are being compared?
Metaphor, North Star and path
“Every breath from my bronze-pounded chest,
We will raise this wounded world into a wondrous one.
We will rise from the gold-limbed hills of the west.
We will rise from the windswept northeast,
where our forefathers first realized revolution.
We will rise from the lake-rimmed cities of the midwestern states.
We will rise from the sunbaked south.
We will rebuild, reconcile and recover.”
Anaphora
What is the literal meaning of: The sky is full of dancing stars.
The sky seems to have very many twinkling stars in it, so many that they look like they are moving around using dance motions.
What is rhyme?
When two or more words have the same ending sound.
What is the definition of anaphora?
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of a line
Is this a simile or metaphor: Freedom is a rose, delicate and lovely. What 2 things are being compared?
Metaphor, Freedom and rose
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
What is the literal meaning: It’s a million degrees outside!
It is really hot outside
the poet's attitude or mood toward the subject of a poem
What is the definition of a hyperbole?
an exaggeration that can't possibly be true
Is this a simile or metaphor: The building is like a modern giant that rules the sky. What 2 things are being compared?
Simile, building and giant
I've told you a million times to clean your room!
Hyperbole
What is the literal meaning: He is a walking dictionary.
He knows a lot of important information