Poetic Techniques 1
What is a Simile?
A comparison of two unlike things using “like” or “as.”
When two or more words have the same sound, what is it called?
Rhyme
Which poetic technique gives human qualities to non-human ideas or objects?
Personification
What traditional form of poetry does this example show?
Hello Hello Hello
Repetition
Finish the name of this poet
Mark ____
Twain
What form of poetry describes a picture of nature?
A Haiku
What is "White Space"?
Using the page, spaces between words, indentions, etc. to create effect in a poem
What is a Hyperbole?
A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect
What traditional form of poetry specifically includes five lines?
A Limerick
How many lines are in a Haiku?
3
What is a Stanza?
A number of lines that divide a poem into sections.
What kind of poem states the sadness about the death of an important person?
An Elegy
Which poetic technique does this example show?
I could sleep a year for this
A hyperbole
What traditional form of poetry specifically states an author's personal feelings
A Lyric
How many total syllables are in a Haiku?
17 syllables
Which poetic technique does this sentence use?
Logan Liked Licking Lollipops
Alliteration
What is Assonance?
The repetition of vowel sounds in a line of poetry
What is it called when a pattern of rhyme is in a stanza or poem?
Rhyme Scheme
Which Traditional form of poetry is like a Lyric, but is 14 lines long?
A Sonnet
Which poet wrote; "The Pit And The Pendulum"?
Edgar Allen Poe
Is this statement an example of a metaphor or an example of a simile?
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
A metaphor
What is the definition of Consonance?
The repetition of consonant sounds in a line of poetry (but not at the beginning of words)
What is the difference between End rhymes and Internal rhymes?
An internal Rhyme involves a word in the middle of a line and another at the end of the line or in the middle of the next, and an end rhyme is defined as when a poem has line sending with words that sound the same.
What traditional form of poetry is a long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a nation?
An Epic
When was Edgar Allen Poe born?
1809