Elements of Poetry
A type of literature that creates an emotional response.
What is rhyme?
The repetition of the final sounds in two or more words.
What is imagery?
The words or phrases a poet chooses to create a picture in the reader's mind
What is a Ballad?
A narrative poem that tells a story; song like
What is a simile?
When two things are compared using "like" or "as"
What is a line break?
Where a line in the poem is broken and a new line begins
What is rhyme scheme?
Rhyming words at the ends of two or more lines of poetry
What is irony?
A contrast between what is expected and what really happens
What is a Haiku?
A form of Japanese poetry that has 3 lines and seventeen syllables
What is a metaphor?
A direct comparison of two things; stating that one thing is the other
What is refrain?
A repeated phrase, line, or group of lines
What is end rhyme?
Rhyming words at the ends of two or more lines of poetry
What is allusion?
Reference to a person, place, thing, or event that is known from literature, history or aspect of culture
What is a free verse?
Poetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme
What is personification?
Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects
What is verse?
Another word for poetry
What is a couplet?
Two lines of verse the same length that usually rhyme.
What is a symbol?
A person, place, thing, or event that stands for itself and something beyond itself.
What is an Acrostic?
Any poem in which the first letter of each line spells out a word
What is hyperbole?
An exaggeration that is used for emphasis
What is enjambent?
Ending a line of poetry with a complete sentence.
What is an internal rhyme?
When rhyming words occur in the same line of poetry
What is tone?
The attitude a writer takes toward the reader, subject or character
What is a Elegy?
A poem that often mourns the dead; usually formal
What is an idiom?
An expression that cannot be interpreted literally