Elements
What is a single row of words in a poem called?
Line
When you give human qualities to something that isn't human.
Personification
A poem where the first letter of each line spells out a word or phrase.
Acrostic
What is the author of a poem called?
Poet
An expression that doesn't exactly mean what the words say.
Idiom
A poem with seven lines that form a diamond shape.
Diamonte
What term describes the beat, sound, and the feel of a poem?
A comparison of two things without using the words "like" or "as".
Metaphor
A poem with five and an AABBA rhyme scheme.
Limerick
What is a group of lines in a poem called?
Stanza
A comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as".
Simile
Cinquain
In a poem, what describes the feeling that the poet is trying to share with the reader?
Mood
Words that start with the same sound that are used repeatedly in a phrase or sentence.
Alliteration
A poem with three lines and a total of seventeen syllables.
Haiku