"She is cute as a button"
Simile
"Boom! Wham! Pow!"
Onomatopoeia
"I had a billion things to do for homework"
Hyperbole
What is a group of lines in a poem called?
Stanza
"From what I've tasted of desire, I hold with those who favour fire"
- Robert Frost
Rhyme
What is the feeling a reader gets from a text when reading called?
Mood
What is the main message or idea of a poem called?
Theme
"But oh heart! Heart! Heart!
Repetition
"My heart shattered into pieces"
Metaphor
What is the unit called in poetry that makes up a stanze?
Hint: Think how many ______ are there in a stanza
Line
What is the point where one line ends in a poem and another line begins called?
Line break
"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers"
Alliteration
What is the pattern of rhyme in a poem called?
Rhyme scheme
A Japanese poem, often about nature, contains three unrhymed lines.
Line 1: 5 syllables
Line 2: 7 syllables
Line 3: 5 syllables
Answer: What is a HAIKU? (Formula Poem)
What is the attitude of feeling an author creates in their writing called?
Tone
What is imagery that has to do with touch, taste, smell, sight or sound?
Sensory imagery
Words are NOT meant to be taken word for word.
What is an idiom?
The other word means an expression, (such as an idiom, onomatopoeia, or alliteration), used to create memorable poems.
What is figurative language?
What is the internal feel or beat of a poem called?
Rhythm
What is it called when a figure of speech has two opposite things next to one another?
Ex. "Jumbo shrimp" or "loving hate"
Oxymoron
Pattern made by how poem rhymes at the END of a line. Letters are assigned to each line according to the end rhyme.
Answer: What is RHYME SCHEME?
Free verse
What do we call a rhyme scheme where alternating lines rhyme with each other?
Ex. "The people along the sand
All turn and look one way.
They turn their back on the land.
They look at the sea all day." - Robert Frost
ABAB rhyme scheme
What is end rhyme?
These poems are RULE BREAKERS. They do not have rhyme or rhythm - BUT - they are still an artistic expression.
What is free verse?