A extreme and obvious exaggeration, not meant to be believed or taken literally
What is hyperbole?
100
A form of poem in which the first syllables of each line spell out a word, name, or phrase.
What is an acrostic?
100
A view about life that is not directly stated. A lesson the author wants us to take away from the poem.
What is theme?
200
I am so hungry I could eat a horse!
What is hyperbole?
200
Language and poetic techniques used to create mental pictures and cause emotions in the reader.
What is imagery?
200
A five-line poetic form in which the lines have 2, 4, 6, 8, and 2 syllables, in that order.
What is a cinquan?
200
The attitude a poem implies.
What is tone?
300
Comparing two things without using "like" or "as"
What is a metaphor?
300
A word whose sound is similar to the thing or action it refers to, such as “buzz” or “hiss.”
What is onomatopoeia?
300
Two lines of poetry, one after the other, that rhyme and are of the same length and rhythm. For example, “I do not like green eggs and ham. / I do not like them Sam I Am.”
What is a couplet?
300
The feeling or atmosphere of a poem
What is mood?
400
The flame of the candle danced in the wind.
What is personification?
400
A group of lines in a poem, separated by space from other stanzas, much like a paragraph in prose.
What is a stanza?
400
A short, unrhymed Japanese poetic form with three lines of five syllables, seven syllables, and five syllables.
What is a Haiku?
400
What tone is implied by this statement? GET OUT OF MY ROOM!!
What is anger/frustration?
500
Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects.
What is personification?
500
Sally Sells Sea Shells by the Sea Shore
What is alliteration?
500
A poem that tells a story. Narrative poems usually have a plot and one or more characters.
What is a narrative?
500
The inner thoughts of a character are spoken aloud to an audience and no other character can "hear" the thoughts.