Poetry Vocab
Poetry Vocab
Poetry Vocab
Mrs. Arndt Potpourri
Randomness
100

Two words do this when they have the same ending sound 

What is rhyme?

100
The place where a line of poetry ends

What is a line break?

100

A figure of speech in which two things are compared without using like or as.

What is a metaphor?

100

2 daughters

How many children does Mrs. Arndt have?

100

A tv show that featured twin girls; one played basketball and the other was an actress

What is Liv and Maddie?

200

Groups of lines in a poem

What is a stanza?

200

The shape, structure or appearance of a piece of writing

What is the form?

200

The attitude of a piece of writing, expressed through the style of writing and the words the author uses

What is tone?

200

Carlow University

Where did Mrs. Arndt go to college?

200

A Disney movie that features the tale of female Chinese warrior

What is Mulan?

300

A type of figurative language that compares two things using like or as

What is a simile?

300

The words or subject of a piece of writing (what it's about)

What is the content?

300

The blank space that divides two stanzas from each other

What is a stanza break?

300

6

How many siblings does Mrs. Arndt have?

300

The ancient civilization that was located in the Andes Mountains?

What is the Inca?

400

A type of poem that is addressed to someone or something no longer present

What is an apostrophe poem?

400
A small part of a larger work

What is an excerpt?

400

She was an American poet who was extremely shy and only became famous after her family had her poetry published after her death.

Who is Emily Dickinson?

400

Baldwin

Where did Mrs. Arndt go to school growing up?

400

The name of dance move that actually shows the best way to cover up a sneeze or cough.

What is a dab?

500

A type of poem that uses repetition to get a message across

What is an anaphora poem?

500

The pattern of repeated rhyming words in a poem

What is the rhyme scheme?

500

An example of an apostrophe poem we read that addressed a reptile the speaker wanted to hold, but was also afraid of.

What is "To the Snake"

500

13

How many years has Mrs. Arndt been teaching?

500

The civil rights leader who modeled peaceful protests and using words to get a message across over violence.

Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.?