Poetry Terms
Cat and Rat are an example of this poetic device.
What is rhyme?
The "beat" of a poem is also called...
What is rhythm or meter?
A humorous, rhyming, five line poem with specific rhythm and rhyme
What is a limerick?
ABAB or AABB are examples of this poetic device.
What is a rhyming pattern or rhyme scheme?
A four line poem is known as a....
What is a quatrain?
"Buzz!" is an example of this poetic device.
What is onomatopoeia?
A poem in which the words create an image related to the content of the poem.
What is a concrete poem or shape poem?
In poetry a group of lines is called a....
(This is similar to a paragraph in prose)
What is a stanza?
Was the main character in "The Ballad of Casey Jones" a hero, villain, or antagonist?
He was a hero.
A reference to a well known person, event, place, literary work, or work of art is a poetic device known as...
What is an allusion?
"Wendy walked while talking" is an example of this poetic device.
What is alliteration?
What is making up or misspelling words on purpose called in poetry?
How many lines does a couplet have?
Two
Give an example of imagery found in "The Brook".
Answers will vary.
The author of the poem
Who is a poet?
"The night is a black cat" is an example of this poetic device.
What is metaphor?
A three lined poem with the syllables 5-7-5
What is a haiku?
If a poem has a quick beat, is the mood most likely somber or joyful?
What is joyful?
What type of figurative language is found in the title of "My Grandma is Like a Flowering Cactus"?
Simile
How many lines are in a tercet?
What is three?
In this poetic device, you find things stated again, and again, and again.
What is repetition?
When you group these together, it's called a stanza.
What are lines?
A literary device that appeals to the five senses.
What is imagery?
What surprise was found in the middle of the concrete poem "Apple"?
A worm.
How many lines does this poem have?
Snow makes whiteness where it falls
The bushes look like popcorn balls
What is two?