That's So Basic
The type of language used to write poetry.
What is verse?
This poetic technique is created by using pairs of words that end with the same sound but begin differently. For example: bug and rug.
What is rhyme?
This part of a poem refers to a single section in a poem, similar to a sentence in prose.
What is a line or a verse?
This poem is made up of 3 lines, with 5 syllables on the first line, 7 syllables on the second line, and 5 syllables on the third line.
What is a haiku?
This type of literature is written using sentences and straightforward language.
What is prose?
The two basic elements of a poem's form and structure.
What are lines and stanzas?
This poetic sound device is created when the lines of a poem use lots of words that start with the same letter or sound.
What is alliteration?
This group of lines in a poem is separated from other parts of the poem by a space.
What is a stanza?
This 14 line, rhyming poem is often divided into 2 categories: Petrarchan and Shakespearean.
What is a sonnet?
This part of a poem is also referred to as a single verse.
What is a line?
A musical effect that helps to unify a poem and create a pleasing sound.
What is rhyme?
The following poem demonstrates what sound technique in poetry?
What is rhythm?
This poetic device is a created by combining a stressed and unstressed syllable.
What is a foot?
This poem is created without a set rhyme scheme or rhythm, which creates a different, sometimes less structured, form of poetry.
What is free verse?
What is the speaker?
The person or narrative voice in which the poem is written.
What is the speaker?
This clip of a poem demonstrates a common sound device used in poetry.
What is rhyme scheme?
This type of meter--popularized by poets like Alexander Pope and William Shakespeare--consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.
What is iambic pentameter?
This form of poetry uses the techniques of poetry to tell a story.
What is a narrative poem?
This term refers to a variety of poetic techniques that are used in literature to create strong imagery, comparisons, and descriptions that help to bring the poem to life for the reader. These might include symbolism, metaphors, similes, and other techniques.
What is figurative language?
A piece of writing that uses imaginative words, sound devices, and descriptive language to share an emotion, thought, idea, or story.
What is poetry?
The following stanza demonstrates what kind of rhyme scheme?
Panic on the brain, world has gone insane
Things are starting to get heavy
I can't help but think I haven't felt this way
Since I asked you to go steady
Excerpt from Twenty-One Pilots "Level of Concern"
What is ABAB?
The following terms are all different types of this poetic device: iambic, trochaic, anapestic, and dactylic.
What is a foot in meter? Or what is meter?
This four line poem or stanza can have many rhyme schemes, such as AABB, ABAB, or ABBA.
What is a cinquain?
This term is used to explain the central idea, message, or idea(s) that the poet is trying to share through their poem.
What is theme?