Figurative Language
A comparison between 2 like objects that use "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
What is a rhyme?
Words (typically at the end) of lines that have the same ending sound
What is a rhyming poem? Which types have we talked about?
Last words of each line rhyme
AABB
ABAB
How many lines make up a haiku?
3 lines
A direct comparison between 2 unlike objects that says that one thing is something else.
What is a Metaphor?
What is a line?
Words together on a single strand
What is a free verse poem?
Poetry that has no set meter or beat: tries to capture the beauty of ordinary sounds in speech.
5 lines
What is Personification?
Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects
What is a stanza?
A grouping of lines
3 lines of poetry, typically about nature
5 syllables
7 syllables
5 syllables
5 lines
What is onomatopoeia? Give an example.
words that sound like actions
crash
boom
bam
What is symbolism?
When the author uses something that stands for something else.
What is a cinquain poem?
A diamond-shaped poem that has 5 lines containing:
2 syllables
4 syllables
6 syllables
8 syllables
2 syllables
How many lines make up a quatrain?
4 lines
What is alliteration?
When a group of words all start with the same letter/sound.
What is internal rhyme?
When two words rhyme within the same line (not at the end).
What is an ode?
A lyrical poem that gives thanks or addresses someone or something
How many lines are in an ode?
It's up to you!