poetry terms
poetry layout
HARD WORDS
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Bonus review words!
100
uses like or as
What is a simile?
100
the way a poem is arranged on paper
What is form?
100
black/white, yes/no, in/out
What is antonym?
100
Sally sells seashells by the seashore.
What is alliteration?
100
Life is a barren field frozen with snow.
What is metaphor?
200
a comparison that does not use like or as
What is a metaphor?
200
a group of lines - like a paragraph for a poem
What is stanza?
200
cold/freezing, hot/warm
What is synonym?
200
word's dictionary definition
What is denotation?
200
Today I touched the kitchen wall (squish).
What is onomatopaeia?
300
BOOM! WHIZZ! POP!
What is onomatopaeia?
300
poems that do NOT have regular rhythm or sound
What is free verse?
300
refer to something indirectly
What is allusion?
300
appeals to the five senses
What is imagery?
300
I tried to catch a cold as he went running past.
What is personification?
400
Time FLIES when you're having fun!
What is personification?
400
the beat of the poem
What is rhythm?
400
black is to white as yes is to.....?
What is analogy? (NO!)
400
over and over and over and over and over and over
What is repetition?
400
I breathe fire as hot as the sun.
What is simile?
500
when poets choose words and phrases that help the reader picture ordinary things in new and different ways
What is figurative language?
500
the main message the author wants you to know
What is theme?
500
the FEELING behind a word
What is connotation?
500
who is telling the story? the author's....
What is point of view?
500
swear, square, there
What is rhyme?
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