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Metaphor, Simile, or Personification?
Types of Poetry/Writing in Poetry
Basic Poetry Terms
Poetry Terms II
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100
The man was as hungry as a bear.
What is simile?
100
Poems that don't follow normal poetic structure. Often its visual appearance (words on the page) reflect the poem's topic.
What is concrete poetry?
100
Which of the following statements is literal? A) He burned with anger. B) He was angry. C) He was so angry his hair was on fire.
B) He was angry.
100
Similar sounds at the end of lines or within lines? NAME BOTH TYPES!!
What is rhyme (end and internal)?
100
What is a metaphor?
What is a comparison of two unlike things, not using like or as?
200
The room is a freezer.
What is a metaphor?
200
This type of poem reflects the feelings of a single speaker and is often sung out loud.
What is a lyrical poem?
200
Form
What is a using lines and stanzas to create a poem's structure?
200
Simile
What is a comparison using like or as?
200
What two schools are playing in the NCAA championship game?
Who are Wisconsin and Duke?
300
**Double** The tires screamed on the pavement.
What is personification?
300
This is a specific type of lyric poem. A speaker meditates about death, usually as a tribute to someone who has recently died.
What is an elegy?
300
Stanza
What is a division/unit of meaning?
300
Personification
What is giving something not human a human-like quality?
300
A poem we read from the textbook that features a personified item found in most people's fridge
What is egg horror poem?
400
The wind howled.
What is personification?
400
This type of poem often appear in dramatic plays. A speaker talks to either her/himself.
What is a soliloquy?
400
A writer's specific choice or words used to create a vivid image or experience.
What is diction?
400
The repetition of consonant sounds at the BEGINNINGS of words.
What is Alliteration?
400
Meter
What is rhythm that follows a regular pattern from line to line?
500
The tree was as tall as a skyscraper.
What is simile?
500
**Double** A poem that highly praises something - usually a person, event, or an idea.
What is an ode?
500
Evokes (brings to mind) sensory experiences for reading by appealing to the five senses (sight, taste, touch, smell, sound)
What is Imagery?
500
Repetition of vowel sounds in words that don't end with the same consonant
What is assonance?
500
The process of charting a poem's meter
What is scansion?