Types of Poems
What is a long poem or song passed down through generations?
Ballad
What is a poem that tells a story?
Narrative
Words that mean the same
Synonyms
A word or phrase that has become overly familiar: No pain, No gain! Live and Learn! Don't worry be happy!
Cliche
The repetition of usually the initial consonant sounds in two or more words
Alliteration
What is a 5 line poem that is humorous and has an aabba rhyme scheme?
Limerick
Where and when the story occurs. The time and place affects how the character acts. What is ___________?
Setting
Words that mean the opposite
antonyms
A brief reference to person, place, thing or idea from history, politics or movies.
He is a real Romeo with the ladies. The student is the new Einstein of the class. Her mother is as kind as Mother Teresa.
Allusion
Big exaggeration usually with humour.
This backpack weights a ton! I have been here a million years.
Hyperbole
What is a 3 line poem that has 17 syllables (5-7-5)?It is usually a Japanese poem about nature.
Haiku
Refers to the action in the story and is based on conflict or the problems a character faces.
Plot
Words that are pronounced the same but have different meanings: too, two or to
Homophones
Expression vary from region to region. Slang words!
Go bananas! Get cracking! Buzz off! Wanna! Y'all!
Colloquialism
Giving human traits to an object or an animal.
The pig yelled out in joy, "Yipeee!"
The pencil danced across my page.
Personification
What is a poem that looks like its subject?
Concrete
A personal point of view. Uses pronouns: I, me, we.....
First-Person Narrator
The outcome is not what the reader expects (opposite). Captain Hook is deathly afraid of crocodiles.
Irony
Opposite terms!
Pretty Ugly, Jumbo Shrimp, Dark Light, Silent Roar
Oxymoron
I am all ears!
It is raining cats and dogs. Her dad is a couch potato. You are in hot water mister!
Idiom
What is a poem that has no rhythm or rules?
Free Verse
A more detached point of view: Pronouns he, she, they or specifically named characters.
Third-person narrator
The author hints at what is going to happen long before it occurs
Foreshadowing
Using a part of an object to stand for the whole thing
Nice wheels man! Did you get some new threads? She has a lot of mouths to feed! They use plastic for everything!
Synecdoche
Comparing two things without using like or as
My dad is a rock. This school is a prison. My baby sister is a doll.
Metaphor