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Types of Poems
Fifth Period
100
repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of two or more lines.
anaphora
100
a group of lines, usually similar in length or pattern, that form a unit in a poem.
stanza
100
Her heart is stone. ( = me)
Metaphor
100
lyric poem celebrating or honoring an idea or person.
ode
100
This student is often asleep but not on purpose because no one would do that in my class!
Elissia
200
writer's choice of words; helps convey voice and tone
diction
200
verbal expression of sensory experience.
imagery
200
Boom! Pow! Bang!
Onomatopoeia
200
a poem using repetition and variation in the creation of a list of objects, desires, plans, or memories. **Double Jeopardy**
catalog
200
This student has a very distinct laugh
Madi
300
reference to a well-known person, place, or event.
allusion
300
associations or emotional overtones attached to a word beyond its literal definition.
connotation
300
The ocean was as fluid as teardrops.
simile
300
poem consisting of 14 lines and 10 syllables per line
sonnet
300
This student stumbled on a word in TKAM and no one will let him forget it.
Max
400
repetition of close vowel sounds in accented syllables and differing consonant sounds. **Double Jeopardy**
assonance
400
repetition of initial consonant sounds in words that are close together.
alliteration
400
I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse.
hyperbole
400
poetry without a fixed pattern of meter or rhyme.
free verse
400
This student NEVER speaks in class even though I try to get her to talk to me all the time
Ana
500
regularly used or repeated line in a poem or song, usually at the end of a stanza.
refrain
500
repetition of final consonant sounds in stressed syllables with different vowel sounds.
consonance
500
road - rode bare - bear air - heir
homonym
500
author of "Nikki Rosa", "Kidnap Poem" and "I wrote a good omelet"
Nikki Giovanni
500
The phrase "cows are life" belong to this student
Kaylen