Types of Poetry
Types of
Figurative Language
Simile or Metaphor?
Poetry Vocabulary
Examples of
Figurative Language
100

The type of poem that has a syllable pattern of 5-7-5

What is haiku?.

100

Words that sound like the object they are describing 

What is onomatopoeia?

100

The glitter on her dress was like a thousand shimmering stars.

What is a simile?

100

Words with the same ending sound in a poem

What is rhyme?

100

Whooosh!

What is onomatopoeia?

200

The type of poem in which the first letter of each line spells out of word

What is acrostic?

200

A comparison between two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"

What is a simile?

200

After a long night of trick or treating, Carolyn slept like a dog.

What is a simile?

200

The beat and pattern of the poem

What is rhythm?

200

Aunt Alice always ate apples!

What is alliteration?

300

The type of poetry that makes the shape of its topic

What is concrete?

300

Repeating the same beginning sound in more than two words

What is alliteration?

300

Mom was a busy bee preparing for the birthday party.

What is a metaphor?

300

The rhyming pattern in a poem

What is rhyme scheme?

300

The sheep dog is like a round cotton ball.

What is simile?

400

The type of poetry that has 7 lines and makes a diamond shape

What is diamante?

400

Giving non-human objects human qualities

What is personification?

400

My smile was as bright as a giant ray of sunshine when I got the new puppy!

What is a simile?

400

A group of lines in a poem that are set apart from each other like the chapters in a book

What is a stanza?

400

The flowers danced in the gentle breeze.

What is personification?

500

The type of poetry that is made to be funny and follows a syllable pattern in its lines

What is limerick?

500

A comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as"

What is metaphor?

500

After a long week of rain and floods, our front yard was a pool for the birds.

What is a metaphor?

500

The type of language that poets use to create a mental picture in the mind of the reader

What is figurative language?

500

I was so cold, I saw polar bears wearing jackets!

What is hyperbole?

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