The repitition of ending syllables that sound the same.
What is rhyme?
100
He is the master of the Elizabethan or Anglican Sonnet
Who is Shakespeare?
100
A comparison between two things using the linking verbs "like" or "as" to combine them.
What is a simile?
100
The line: "Shall I compare thee to a Summer's day?" uses this kind of meter.
What is Iambic Pentameter?
100
He played the Giant in Iron Giant.
Who is Vin Diesel?
200
My parents' plates were packed with foam peanuts.
What is alliteration?
200
Shel Silverstein wrote this poem about a little girl trying to get out of school.
What is "Sick"?
200
A simple object that stands for large ideas.
What is a symbol or symbolism?
200
"I could see that depression hung from his chest
It pulled his shoulders forward and robbed him of rest"
is an example of this.
What is personification?
200
The way an author describes her characters helps create this.
What is characterization?
300
A line or group of lines that is repeated several times throughout a poem
What is a refrain?
300
Dylan Thomas wrote this poem about putting up a fight against fate.
What is "Do Not Go Gently into That Good Night"?
300
A poem that is written with at least two types of structure is said to be made this way.
What is closed form?
300
How many loved your moments of glad grace
And loved your beauty with love false or true
But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you
And loved th sorrows of your changing face
uses this rhyme scheme.
What is ABBA?
300
This is Mr. Millard's favorite fruit.
What is a banana?
400
A rhyme made with words that only sound similar may be called this.
What is weak?
400
According to Frost's poem "Two Roads . . .", which road did the narrator choose to take?
What is "The road less traveled by"?
400
Two consecutive syllables in a line of poetry, used to measure meter.
What is a foot?
400
According to class rules for evaluation, you need to read a poem at least this many times before you can fully evaluate it.
What is three?
400
This is what happens when you share a pencil with the Karma Cup
What is "the universe smiles upon you"?
500
If they train and tame, they may escape.
What is assonance?
500
According to Shakespeare's poem, this is one of the reasons his crush is even better than a Summer's day.
What is Summer doesn't last forever?
What is Summer can be uncomfortably hot?
What is Summer can bring rain storms?
500
A foot that contains one unstressed syllable followed by a stressed or accented syllable.
What is an iamb?
500
The ideas a poet wants you to think about after reading her poem.