A comparison between two different things using "like" or "as"
What is a simile
100
A poem which originated in Japan and is generally about nature. It is a three line poem. Line 1 has 5 syllables, Line 2 has 7 syllables. Line 3 has 5 syllables.
What is a haiku?
100
writing which is imaginative and emotional using words that are vivid and colorful
What is poetry
100
Pattern of rhyming sounds at the end of lines in a poem. The lines are marked by letters to symbolize correspondences, as rhyme royal, ababbcc.
What is rhyme scheme
100
The use of the same word, idea or phrase for rhythm or organization. Alliteration, rhyme and refrain are all forms of this.
What is repetition
200
Giving human traits to something that is not human
What is personification
200
A poem that forms the shape of a diamond and consists of 7 lines.
What is a diamante?
200
poetry that does not have a regular meter and rhyme scheme
What is free verse
200
The repetition of accented vowel sounds and all sounds following them
Ex. nose and rose
What is rhyme
200
the way a speaker feels about the subject. The speaker might feel suspenseful, sarcastic, determined or joyful.
What is tone
300
A comparison between two different things without using the word like or as
What is a metaphor
300
This type of poem contains 5 lines.
Line 1 has 2 syllables
Line 2 has 4 syllables
Line 3 has 6 syllables
Line 4 has 8 syllable
Line 5 has 2 syllable
What is a cinquain poem?
300
A division in a poem named for the number of lines it contains.
What is a stanza
300
Language that creates a picture; it often uses the five senses to create a connection to the test
What is imagery
300
a word, phrase, line or group of lines repeated regularly in a poem or song, usually at the end of a stanza.
ex. In John Henry the phrase "Lord, Lord" is repeated
This is referred to as ?
What is a refrain
400
The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky. This is an example of ?
What is personification
400
An old silent pond...
A frog jumps into the pond,
splash! Silence again.
What is a haiku poem
400
If you give a boy a horn
He will blow it night and morn.
This is an example of what type of rhyme?
What is end rhyme
400
The use of rhyming words at the ends of two or more lines
What are end rhymes
400
A regular pattern of syllables that gives poetry its beat
What is meter
500
The clouds are balls of cotton. This is an example of?
What is a metaphor
500
This is not in your notes, but is a type of poem we read in class. It is a type of poem that is written to someone or something of great importance to us.
What is an ode
500
Identify the rhyme scheme of the following lines
Now, the Star-Belly Sneetches
Had bellies with stars
The Plain-Belly Sneetches
Had none upon thars
What is
a
b
a
b
500
The use of rhyming words within a line of poetry.
What are internal rhymes
500
The repetition of accented vowel sounds and all sounds following them.
Ex. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers