Types of Poetry
Parts of a Poem
Figurative Language
You MUST Know
Miscellaneous
Name that Figurative Language
Point of View
100

A poem that takes the shape of its subject.

concrete poem

100

sections or group of lines of a poem that are also known as verses

stanza

100

sound words 

onomatopoeia

100

figurative language that appeals to the five senses

imagery

100

how the poem makes the reader feel

mood

100

That test was a piece of cake!

idiom

100

uses pronouns like:

I, me, we, our

first person

200

A poem that does not have a set rhythm or rhyme

free verse

200

pattern of rhyme in a poem

rhyme scheme

200

when the same consonant sounds are repeated

alliteration

200

when words, lines, or stanzas are repeated 

repetition

200

a repeated stanza

chorus

200

SMACK! She hit a homerun to win the game.

onomatopoeia

200

Uses pronouns like

he, she, it, they

and only shares the thoughts of one character

third person limited

300

A poem that tells a story

narrative poem

300

when two words have the same ending sound/repetition of sounds at the end of words

rhyme

300

giving human qualities to a non-human 

Personification

300

person who tells a story

narrator

300

what is the purpose of poetry

to entertain or amuse

300

Sally sold seashells by the sea shore.

alliteration

300

Uses pronouns like

you

second person

400

A poem with 5 lines with the following rhyme scheme: 

AABBA 

Usually humorous or silly 

limerick or humorous

400

the regular, repeating pattern of movement or sound

rhythm

400

compares two things without like or as

metaphor

400

the voice of a poem

speaker

400

how the author feels about a subject

tone

400

She has a heart of gold because she is always volunteering.

metaphor

400

Uses pronouns like


he, she, it, they

shares the thoughts of all characters

third person omniscient

500

poem with rhythm or rhyme and a musical quality

lyrical

500
when a line ends and a new one starts

line break

500

compares two things with like or as

simile

500

regular, repeating sound of a poem

meter

500

Two lines in a row that rhyme in a poem

couplet

500

My cat is like a lion hunting prey.

simile

500

Read the following and identify the point of view.

Collin crept down the stairs unsure of what he would find in the dark room.

third person

600

What type of poem is this?

lyrical

600

repeated line or lines of a poem

refrain

600

exaggeration

hyperbole

600

a unit of speech heard as a single sound; one beat

syllable

600

What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?

ABAB


600

My cat weighs a ton!


hyperbole.

600

Read the following and identify the point of view.


I can't believe I hit a homerun yesterday!

first person