Characteristics
of Poetry
Sound Devices
Forms of Poetry
Poetry Basics
100
Descibes one thing as something else! ex/ The house was a zoo this morning!
What is a Metaphor
100
Repetition os consonant sounds in the beginning of words, as in "Slippery slope"
What is Alliteration
100
tells a story in verse, and has elements similar to those in short stories, such as plot and characters.
What are Narratives
100
What is the author of a poem called?
What is a Poet
200
Gives human qualities to something that is not human. ex/ The cars growled in traffic.
What is Personification
200
Use of words that imitate sounds. CRASH! BANG! HISS!
What is Onomatopoeia
200
Poetry that is defined by it's lack of strict structure.
What is Free Verse
200
Repetition of sounds at the ends of words, as is "speech and teach"
What is Rhyme
300
Uses like or as to compare two seemingly unlike things. ex/ He stormed into the meeting like a tornado.
What is a Simile.
300
Repetition of vowel sounds followed by different consonants in stressed syllables, as in "blaze and maze"
What is Assonance
300
Poems shaped to look like their subjects.
What is Concrete Poetry
300
Rhythmical pattern in a poem
What is Meter
400
Anything that represents something else. ex/ A dove is a common _________ for peace.
What is Symbol
400
Rhythmical pattern in a poem
What is Meter
400
Humorous, rhyming, five-line poems with a specific rhythm pattern and rhyme scheme
What are Limericks
400
Use of any element of language- a sound, word, phrase, clause, or sentence-more than once
What is Repetition
500
Writing or speech not meant to be taken literally.
What is Figurative Language
500
Repetition of similar consonant sounds at the ends of accented syllables, as in "wind and sand"
What is Consonance
500
Pairs of rhyming lines, usually of the same meter and length
What are Rhyming Couplets
500
Poets create ______ to explore their feelings and the stories they want to share.
What is Poetry
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