learning About Poetry
Which word or phrase best explains what an image in poetry is?
a. sensory language
b. musical sound effect
c. repetition
d. simile
What is Sensory Language?
Who is Ms. Marcus in "Describe Somebody"?
What is the teacher?
In "Almost a Summer Sky", What does the speaker say he "can't even imagine"?
What is moving away and living anywhere else but home?
A poetic device that describes one thing as if it were something else but does not use like or as
What is a metaphor?
A five-line stanza with varied meter and rhyme scheme, possibly of medieval origin
What is a Cinquain?
Which of the following types of poetry tells a story?
a. lyric
b.haiku
c. couplet
d. narrative
What is narrative?
In "Describe Somebody", what makes Miss Edna dab her eyes?
What is the beauty of Eric's solo?
In "Almost a Summer Sky?, What detail about life upstate made the biggest impression on Rodney?
What is the trees?
The type of poetry that expresses the thoughts and feelings of a single speaker musical verse is called
What is a lyric?
Poetry that draws much of its power from the way the text appears situated on the pag
What is a Concrete Poem?
?What is the name for poetry with no regular meter, no internal rhyme, and no fixed line length?
What is free verse?
Who has talent in science, according to the speaker in "Describe Somebody"?
Who is Angel?
In "Almost a Summer Sky" Where are Rodney and the speaker going?
What is to a park?
Humerous five-line poems with specific rhythmical pattern and rhyme scheme are called
A genre of simple concrete poetry consisting of a single unrhymed and untitled stanza with a visual structure shaped like a diamond
What is a Diamonte?
What is onomatopoeia?
Describes the relationship between Rodney and Lonnie "Almost Summer Sky"?
What is foster brothers?
In "Almost a Summer Sky", why does the speaker mention Miss Edna's cooking and Lily's pretty dresses and great big smile?
What is to stress how happy he is at home with foster family?
In a poem, the rhythmical pattern or the arrangement and number of stressed or unstressed syllables is known as
What is a meter?
A fixed form of lyric poetry that consists of fourteen lines, usually written in iambic pentameter
What is a sonnet?
What is the term for a figure of speech that uses like or as to compare to apparently alike things?
What can you conclude about Eric from the speaker's description in "Describe Somebody"?
What is Eric fears being teased for singing in a church choir?
Which statement about "Describe Somebody" and "Almost a Summer Sky" is true?
a. They have the same speaker
b. They are both written in free verse
c. Ms. Marcus is a character in both poems
d. All of the above
What is all of the above?
How many lines does a haiku contain?
What is 3 lines?
A relatively lengthy lyric poem that often expresses lofty emotions in a dignified style