Types of Poems
A 14-line poem
A comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as"
Simile
A couplet
Repetition of beginning sounds in a poem
Alliteration
What Italian city is famous for its leaning tower?
Pisa
A usually humorous five-line poem with AABBA rhyme scheme that our class wrote yesterday
Limerick
Repeating the same beginning sound in more than two words.
What is alliteration.
A paragraph in a poem
Stanza
Nebraska's Capital City is
Lincoln
Three quarters is worth how many pennies?
75
A poem that tells a story
Narrative
What is a 4-line stanza in poem?
Quatrain
An 8-line stanza in a poem
Octave
What three colors are in the Mexican flag?
Red, White, Green
In the Little Mermaid, what animal pulls Poseidon's chariot?
Dolphins
Usually the topic of a Valentine's Day Card poem
Love
End sound of two words that is similar
rhyme
A word that sounds like its meaning
Onomatopoeia
Which land animal is the fastest?
A Japanese three line poem that usually describes nature
Haiku
The pattern that is created by the end-sounds in poetry
Rhyme Scheme
Dr. Suess
What is the longest river in the United States?
Mississippi