Poetry
What is repetition?
An object that serves to represent an abstract idea or meaning.
What is a symbol?
The repetition of a sound often at the end of a line.
What is rhyme?
The voice that delivers a poem.
What is the speaker?
The practice of giving human-like traits to a non-human thing.
What is personification?
A form of poetry that doesn't follow a specific rhythm or rhyme scheme.
What is Free Verse?
The comparison of two or more objects using the word "like" or "as".
What is a simile?
A line in poetry that pauses as a result of punctuation.
What is end-stopped?
A group of lines in a poem. A distant cousin to the paragraph.
What is a stanza?
The act of directly comparing two or more things without using "like" or "as".
What is a metaphor?
The topic or focus of a poem.
What is the subject?
The positive or negative feelings associated with a word.
What is connotation?
Detailed description that helps the reader visualize the poem.
What is imagery?
What is a couplet?
The flow or pattern of a poem based on the number of syllables in a line.
What is rhythm?
The attitude or emotion expressed throughout the poem.
A form of poetry that contains 14 lines. Often associated with William Shakespeare.
What is a sonnet?
A line in poetry that continues a sentence without any pause or punctuation.
What is an enjambment?
The statement or lesson that a poem delivers.
What is a message?
The repetition of a sound or letter at the beginning of a word.
What is alliteration?