3 unrhymed lines (5, 7, 5) usually focusing on nature
What is a haiku?
100
A form of language in which writers and speakers mean exactly what their words denote.
What is literal language?
100
A word that imitates the sound it represents.
What is onomatopoeia?
100
A group of lines in a poem.
What is a stanza?
200
A comparison without using like or as.
What is a metaphor?
200
A poem in which the initial letters of each line can be read down the page to spell a name or to express some other concealed message.
What is an acrostic?
200
Language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling.
What is figurative language?
200
How the reader feels about the text while reading.
What is a mood?
200
A recurring element, such as an image, theme, or type of incident.
What is a motif?
300
A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes.
What is personification?
300
A poem that tells a story.
What is a narrative poem?
300
Elements of literature that emphasize sound (e.g., assonance, consonance, alliteration, rhyme, onomatopoeia).
What is a sound device?
300
Repetition of a consonant sound within two or more words in close proximity.
What is consonance?
300
A conclusion one can draw after gathering evidence from the text.
What is an inference?
400
An extreme exaggeration.
What is hyperbole?
400
A poem in which the words are arranged to create a picture that relates to the content of the poem.
What is a concrete poem?
400
A person, place or object which has a meaning in itself but suggests other meanings as well.
What is symbolism?
400
Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character.
What is tone?
400
A central idea, subject, or topic that the writer is attempting to achieve (not to be confused with the message it's sending).
What is a theme?
500
Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste).
What is imagery?
500
When words are placed on the page so that they form an actual picture.
What is a form poem?
500
Rhyme in which the vowel sounds are nearly, but not exactly the same (i.e. the words "stress" and "kiss"); sometimes called half-rhyme, near rhyme, or partial rhyme.
What is slant rhyme?
500
Repetition of a vowel sound within two or more words in close proximity.
What is assonance?
500
A regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry.