Poetry Forms
Poetry Terms
What type of poetry is it?
Poetry Terms
Poetry Terms
100
Poems that are shaped to look like their subjects where the poet arranges the lines to create a picture on the page is called...
What is concrete poetry
100
the repetition of consonant sounds in the beginning of words as in "Betty Botter bought some butter" ("b" sound repeated)
What is alliteration
100
this type of poetry expresses the thoughts and feelings of a poet in highly musical verse (Hint: think songs)
What is lyric poetry
100
the repetition of sounds at the ends of words as in "speech" and "teach."
What is rhyme
100
the use of words that imitate sounds such as "crash," "bang," and "hiss."
What is onomatopoeia
200
A 3-line Japanese poem. The first and third lines have 5 syllables and the second line has 7 syllables
What is a Haiku
200
the sound pattern created by combining stressed and unstressed syllables
What is rhythm
200
This type of poetry is defined by its lack of strict structure; it has no regular meter, rhyme, line length or stanza pattern
What is free verse poetry
200
the use of any element of language--a sound, word, phrase, clause or sentence--more than one time.
What is repetition
200
SPAM stands for what
What is Simile, Personification, Alliteration, Metaphor
300
Type of poetry that has two lines in a row that rhyme and express one thought
What is a couplet
300
Poems are usually divided into lines and then grouped into these
What is stanzas or verses
300
poetry that tells a story is called
What is narrative poetry
300
language that poets use that is not to be taken literally such as similes and metaphors
What is figurative language
300
the rhythmical pattern (de DUMM) as in the word "away"
What is Iambic
400
Poem with four line stanzas and lines 2 and 4 rhyme
What is a ballad
400
the rhythmical pattern in a poem
What is meter
400
Jack Sprat could eat no fat His wife could eat no lean And so between the two of them They licked the platter clean. This is an example of what type of poetry
What is a ballad
400
the repetition of vowel sounds as in "blade" and "maze"
What is assonance
400
the rhythmical pattern (DUMM de) as in the word "coming"
What is trochaic
500
5 line poem with a strict structure. Line 1 has a one word title, Line 2 has two words that describe the title, Line 3 has 3 words ending in "ing" that tell action, Line 4 has 4 or 5 words that express feelings and Line 5 has a word that recalls the title
What is a Word Cinquain
500
the repetition of consonant sounds as in "wind" and "sand"
What is consonance
500
Behold the hippopotamus! We laugh at how he looks to us, And yet in moments dank and grim, I wonder how we look to him. This is an example of what type of poetry
What is a couplet
500
"Annabel Lee," "The Cremation of Sam McGee" and "The Highwayman" were all examples of this type of poetry
What is narrative poetry
500
Something that stands for something else is called
What is a symbol
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