Stanza
Poem Vocabulary
Figurative Language 1
Figurative Language Examples
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A group of lines forming a unit in a poem, like a paragraph
What is a stanza
100
Regular pattern of rhythm; measured in metrical feet. A poem’s rhythmical pattern.
What is meter
100
Language not intended to be interpreted literally
What is figurative language
100
She runs like the wind
What is a simile
100
The two types of poetry
What is fixed and open
200
Stanzas are named according to the
What is the number of lines they contain
200
Repetition of sounds at the end of words.
What is rhyme
200
A comparison using like, as, than, resembles.
What is a simile
200
That Cadillac is a boat.
What is a metaphor
200
NO form. You can write the poem in any way.
What is open poetry
300
two-line stanza
What is a couplet
300
The arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables. The ‘beat’ of the poem.
What is rhythm
300
An exaggeration for effect.
What is hyperbole
300
Proud Peacock
What is personification
300
only one way to write the poem.
What is fixed poetry
400
four-line stanza
What is a quatrain
400
Words or phrases that form pictures in your mind, and appeals to one of the five senses
What is imagery
400
A non-human subject is given human characteristics
What is personification
400
Over the cobbles, he clattered and clashed.
What is an alliteration
400
Please, let me study. Oh, please, go away. I know you’re my buddy, But you just can’t stay Identify the pattern
What is a b a b
500
seven-line stanza
What is a heptastich
500
Words whose sounds suggest their meaning
What is onomatopoeia
500
Repetition of initial sounds of words.
What is alliteration
500
buzz jingle zip whoosh
What is onomatopoeia
500
come up with your own alliteration
What is examples vary
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