Poetry Basics
A group of lines in a poem is called this.
What is a stanza?
Words that end the same, like cat and hat.
What are rhyming words?
A comparison using “like” or “as.”
What is a simile?
The feeling a poem gives the reader (happy, sad, calm).
What is mood?
The word before a title that means we are reading a part of a bigger poem.
What is "From..."
The person who wrote the poem.
Who is the poet?
The beat of a poem that you can clap or tap.
What is rhythm?
A comparison that says one thing is something else.
What is a metaphor?
A poem that tells a story.
What is a narrative poem?
In, "She Had Some Horses," the horses were being compared to what?
What is emotions or personality traits?
The speaker in a poem is not always the poet but is called this.
Who is the narrator or speaker?
When poets repeat words on purpose.
What is repetition?
Words that start with the same sound: “Silly snakes slither.”
What is alliteration?
A poem without rhyming.
What is free verse?
The type of weather that "comes on like little cat feet."
What is Fog?
The end of a line in a poem is called a…
What is a line break?
The dictionary definition of a word.
What is literal meaning?
A silly big exaggeration, like “I’m SO hungry I could eat a horse!”
What is hyperbole?
Clue: The topic of a poem.
What is the subject?
The name of the poem where the main character strikes out.
What is "Casey at the Bat?"
The way a poem looks on the page (short lines, stanzas).
What is structure?
Words or Phrases that mean more than their dictionary definition.
What is figurative language
Giving an animal or object human traits.
What is personification?
Smell, Sight, Sound, Taste and Touch are known as what?
What are the 5 senses?
According to Kshemendra, how many responsibilities do poets have?
What is 6?