Figurative Language
A term of comparison, using "like" or "as"
What is a simile
Working as an elevator operator, this poet wrote "Sympathy"
Who is Paul Lawrence Dunbar?
An ancient Japanese style of poetry made popular by Matsuo Basho
What is Haiku?
Long narrative poems that often tell the stories of heroes or legendary figures
What are epics?
In this style of poetry, every two lines rhyme
What is rhyming couplet?
When a poet gives animals, objects or abstract ideas human characteristics
What is personification?
This poet popularized the Limerick
Who is Norman Lear?
A short, witty poem usually accompanied by a picture
What is a Limerick?
Shorter then epics, these narrative poems often tell romantic, tragic, or heroic stories.
What are ballads?
Repeating the initial consonant sound
What is alliteration?
When a poet uses exaggeration for dramatic effect
What is hyperbole?
Born in Puerto Rico, this poet wrote Identity
Who is Julio Noboa Polanco?
This genre of poetry challenge power exposing oppression and systemic injustice.
What is protest poetry?
The term used for the lead character or central figure of an epic poem
What is the protagonist?
When one line carries to the next to complete a thought
What is enjambment?
When a poet places two contrasting ideas or images to create a powerful effect
What is juxtaposition?
This poet and playwright, wrote Romeo and Juliet
Who is William Shakespeare?
The Odyssey falls under this genre of poetry
What is epic?
The ballad, The Wreck of The Hesperus, tells the story of the deaths of which two people?
Who are the captain and his daughter?
When a word sounds like what it is referring to, for example "BOOM"
What is onomatopoeia?
The term used to describe when a poet uses comparisons rather than direct descriptions to create a picture in the readers mind
What is imagery?
This Greek poet wrote The Odyssey
Who is Homer
The Haiku has three lines with this syllable count per line
What is 5-7-5?
The term used for the place or location of the story in a narrative poem
What is the setting?
the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse
What is rhyme scheme?