Poetry I
"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
What type of poem has a combined 17 syllables?
Haiku
What is the main message or idea of a poem called?
Theme
"From what I've tasted of desire, I hold with those who favour fire"
- Robert Frost
Rhyme
"My heart shattered into pieces"
Metaphor
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
What is the unit called in poetry that makes up a stanze?
Hint: Think how many ______ are there in a stanza
Line
What is imagery that has to do with touch, taste, smell, sight or sound?
Sensory imagery
Free verse
"Because I could not stop for death, he kindly stopped for me"
-Emily Dickinson
Personification
What is the internal feel or beat of a poem called?
Rhythm
What type of poem is 5 lines and humorous in nature?
Limerick
What poem has an AABBA Rhyme scheme?
Limerick
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 a 3 line poem from Japan called?