Poetry Forms
This type of poem has 14 lines and follows a strict rhyme scheme. What is it?
What is a Sonnet
Repetition of initial consonant sounds in words close to each other is called what?
What is alliteration?
This English poet is famous for his works such as "Romeo and Juliet" and "Hamlet". Who is he?
Who is William Shakespeare?
This is a common them in poetry that involves the human condition, often explored through love, loss, or nature. What is it?
What is emotion?
The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem is called what?
What is a meter?
A poem of 5 lines with a rhyme scheme of AABBA is known as what?
What is a Limerick?
A figure of speech that compares two things using "like" or "as" is called what?
What is a simile?
This poet wrote "The Raven" and "The Tell-Tale Heart". Who is he?
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
A recurring theme in many poems that reflects a deep connection or appreciation for nature is called what?
What is nature?
The repetition of vowel sounds within close proximity in a poem is called what?
What is assonance?
This is a six-line stanza, often used in sonnets. What is it called?
What is a sestet?
When human qualities are attributed to non-human things, it is called what?
What is personification?
The poet known for his transcendentalist works, including "Leaves of Grass," is who?
Who is Walt Whitman?
Poems that focus on the struggles and triumphs of the individual are often categorized under what theme?
What is personal struggle or identity?
This term refers to the emotional quality of a poem or passage. What is it?
What is tone?
What is the term for a narrative poem that tells a story, often of a hero or an event?
What is an Epic?
This device involves the use of words that imitate natural sounds. What is it?
What is onomatopoeia
The English poet, known for his romantic poems, wrote "Ode to a Nightingale". Who is he?
Who is John Keats?
What is mortality?
A collection of lines forming a division in a poem is called what?
What is a stanza?
A poem that expresses personal feelings or thoughts, often written in the first person is called what?
What is a Lyric poem?
A phrase that contradicts itself, such as "jumbo shrimp", is known as what>
What is an oxymoron?
This poet, often regarded as the father of modernist poetry, wrote "The Waste Land". Who is he?
Who is T.S. Eliot?
This theme, often found in sonnets, focuses on the beauty of life and love, and the passing of time? What is it?
What is the fleeting nature of beauty?
A type of poem that conveys a single subject, often in a condensed form, is called what?
What is a Haiku?