Poetic Structure
This is a single row of words in a poem.
What is a line?
The beat or pace at which a poem or song is read.
What is rhythm?
A comparison using "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
The literal dictionary definition of a word.
What is denotation?
What element of poetry is being used in these lyrics?
Artificial amateurs aren't at all amazing
Analytically, I assault, animate things
Broken barriers bounded by the bomb beat
Buildings are broken, basically I'm bombarding
Casually create catastrophes, casualties
Canceling cats got their canopies collapsing
Detonate a dime of dank daily doin' dough
Demonstrations, Don Dada on the down low
What is alliteration, the repetition of the same first letter?
This is a group of lines in a poem, often separated by a space.
What is a stanza?
The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry.
What is meter?
A comparison that does not use "like" or "as."
What is a metaphor?
The emotional or cultural meaning attached to a word.
What is connotation?
What element of poetry is being used in these lyrics?
The beat goes on and on and on and on and
Boom clap, you make me feel good
Come on to me, come on to me now
Boom clap, the sound of my heart
What is onomatopoeia, the use of words that imitate the sound it represents?
A repeated phrase or line in a poem, usually at the end of a stanza.
What is a refrain?
A combination of one stressed and one or more unstressed syllables.
What is feet or a foot?
Giving human traits to something that isn't human.
What is personification?
The act of repeating a word or phrase for emphasis.
What is repetition?
What element of poetry is being used in these lyrics?
You know a dream is like a river
Ever changin' as it flows
And the dreamer's just a vessel
That must follow where it goes
What is a simile, comparing something using "like" or "as?"
The part of a song that often repeats and is meant to be catchy.
What is a chorus?
This is when the ends of two or more lines sound familiar.
What is rhyme?
Descriptive language that appeals to the senses.
What is imagery?
Changes to a word or phrase to create a different effect or meaning.
What are variations?
What element of poetry is being used in these lyrics?
Hello darkness, my old friend
I've come to talk with you again
Because a vision softly creeping
Left its seeds while I was sleeping
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains
Within the sound of silence
What is imagery, which uses descriptive words that appeal to the senses?
This is a segment of a song, often telling a story or giving details.
What is a verse?
The repetition of the same starting sound in several words.
What is alliteration?
A word that imitates the sound it represents, like "buzz" or "sizzle."
What is onomatopoeia?
The pattern of rhyme at the end of lines in poetry, labeled by letters.
What is rhyme scheme?
What element of poetry is being used in these lyrics?
If you ever find yourself stuck in the middle of the sea
I'll sail the world to find you
If you ever find yourself lost in the dark and you can't see
I'll be the light to guide you
What is a metaphor, comparing something without using "like" or "as?"