Name that Figurative Language
A comparison that uses "like" or "as"
Simile
Fill in the blank: A ________ is two consecutive lines that rhyme and have the same meter.
Couplet
What does "mood" mean?
The feeling or atmosphere of a text created for the reader.
What is a ballad?
A poem that tells a story, often in 4-line stanzas
Giving human qualities to a non-human object.
Personification
A ______________ is also known as the "paragraph" of a poem.
Stanza
What does "free verse" mean?
Poetry that does not rhyme
What is a haiku?
A 3-line Japanese poem with a 5, 7, 5 syllable structure.
An extreme exaggeration.
Hyperbole
A _______________ is a stanza that consists of four lines.
Quatrain
What does "tone" mean?
The author's attitude towards their work
What is a sonnet?
A 14-line poem, typically with a strict rhyme scheme and meter.
Words that imitate sounds, "bang", "kaboom", "splash".
Onomatopoeia
A ____________ is a single line of poetry.
Verse
What does "rhyme scheme" mean?
The ordered pattern of rhymes at the end of lines
What is an ode?
A formal, often ceremonial lyric poem that praises a person, place, or object.
The repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of words.
Alliteration
A limerick poem has a strict rhyme scheme of _______.
AABBA