Poetry Basics
Poetic Devices
Poetic Devices 2
Literary Devices
Types of Poems
100
an expressive art form of writing that is creative and fun
What is Poetry
100
the feeling that a story creates in the reader
What is mood
100
the repetition of the initial letter or sound in two or more words in a line
What is alliteration
100
any reference to a famous person or event in life or literature
What is allusion
100
a special kind of five-line poem with a very strict form
What is cinquain poem
200
a group of lines in poetry
What is a stanza
200
a author's attitude toward the subject or audience of the story
What is tone
200
gives you a hint to what's going to happen next
What is foreshadowing
200
figure of speech involving an exaggeration
What is hyperbole
200
written to represent objects which they describe.
What is concrete poem
300
All the poems from an author’s previous publications, gathered together into one book
What is collected poems
300
words INSIDE the sentence rhyme
What is internal rhyme
300
words that spell out sounds; words that sound like what they mean
What is onomatopeia
300
a comparison in which one thing is said to be another
What is metaphor
300
a form of ancient Japanese poetry; they use specific syllables for each line
What is haiku poem
400
Words ending with the same sound ex. cat and mat; cherry and berry; dance and chance.
What is rhyme
400
something that stands for itself, but also something larger than itself
What is a symbol
400
using words to create a picture in the reader's mind
What is imagery
400
a figure of speech including comparisons between unlike things using like or as
What is simile
400
use your imagination and senses to investigate a subject.
What is color poem
500
A book where a selection of an author’s best poems from previous publications are brought together in one book.
What is selected poems
500
poems that does not use rhyme or patterns
What is free verse poem
500
the language of a poem and how each word is chosen to convey a precise meaning
What is diction
500
giving human like qualities to animals or objects
What is personification
500
a poem that uses a rhyme scheme
What is rhyming poem
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