Vocabulary
What is a stanza with four lines called?
quatrain
What type of poem addresses someone or something that is not present?
apostrophe poem
True or False: Poems are made up of lines
True
What type of figurative language is this: Beauty stands and waits/with gravity
personification
Why might an author use parallel structure?
to show similarities and differences between scenes
What's a copper beech?
A type of tree
This poem is nineteen lines and repeats lines in a pattern
villanelle
True or False: Poems are written in paragraghs.
False
What type of figurative language is this:
Wore that dress like a yard
simile
What's the rhyme scheme in this stanza?
The sun peeks out to start the day,
Birds sing songs from the tall green tree.
The clouds above begin to play,
Drifting slowly, wild and free.
ABAB
When something is held motionless
transfixed
This poem repeats words or phrases at the start of a series of lines in a poem
anaphora
True or False: Poems can have more than one stanza
True
What type of figurative language is this:
The bird's flapping wings were oars diving the air
metaphor
This word means to feel sorry about or regret
rue
Something that is magical is called?
mystical
Why does an author use anaphora?
To emphasize something in the poem
What's the capitol of Michigan?
One comparison used through a whole poem
Implied Metaphor
What does the word evident mean?
Obvious
made into tiny pieces
ground
Why does an author use allusion?
to draw a connection
What's my favorite color?
Blue
Refers to a real person, place, or story
Allusion
How do you figure out the rhyme scheme of a poem?
Look at the last word of each line