Types of Poems
Elements of Poetry
Sound Devices
Poetic Language
Figurative Language
100
This form of poetry is shaped to look like their subjects
What is a concrete poem
100
Poetry is divided into this, or groups of words.
What is a line
100
A beat within a poem created by the stressed and unstressed syllables in words.
What is rhythm
100
The writer's use of vivid language that appeal to the 5 senses.
What is Imagery
100
Uses the word "like" or "as" to compare to unlike things
What is a simile
200
This type of poetry has 3 lines, originates from Japan and is about nature.
What is Haiku
200
In many poems, the lines are arranged in groups.
What is a stanza
200
The repetition of a vowel or consonant sounds at the ends of words, such as tin and pin.
What is rhyme
200
The literal meaning of a word
What is denotation
200
Describes one thing as it were something else.
What is a metaphor
300
This type of poetry is humorous, has 5 lines with a specific rhythm pattern and rhyme scheme
What is a limerick
300
When a stanza ends, a blank line signals the beginning of a new one.
What is a stanza break
300
The repetition of consonant sounds in the beginning of words.
What is alliteration
300
The ideas and feelings that the word brings to mind, such as pooch or mongrel
What is connotation
300
Gives human qualities to a non human subject
What is personification
400
These poems are song-like and tell stories. Often dealing with romance or adventure.
What is a ballad
400
A line or group of lines that are repeated at regular interval of a poem.
What is a refrain
400
The use of words to imitate sounds
What is onomatopoeia
400
Language that is not to be taken literally. Poets use to share their perceptions and insights.
What is figurative language.
400
The use of extreme exaggeration, such as " I've search the corners of the earth looking for my car keys"
What is hyperbole
500
This form of poetry expresses the thoughts and feelings of a single speaker, often in highly musical verse.
What is a lyric poem.
500
Repeating of lines with changes of one or more words with each repetition.
What is a variation.
500
The use of any element of language; a word, a sound, or phrase- more than once
What is repetition
500
The shiny, green leaves. Touch the cold, crisp leaves. This is an example of what
What is imagery or alliteration
500
A type of question that requires no answer
What is a rhetorical question
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