Poetry 101
Does poetry always rhyme?
No, not always. Depends on the type of poem
What is descriptive language that helps the reader build a mental picture?
Imagery
Buzzz! is an example of what literary term?
onomatopoeia
Spells a word or name with the first letter of each line
Acrostic poem
Yellow and black stripes
Bees go flower to flower
Watch out they can sting!
What type of poem is this?
Haiku
Which one is not a type of poem?
a. Haiku
b. Stanza
c. Sonnet
d. Epic
b. Stanza
What is a figure of speech that compares two entities without using "like" or "as"?
Metaphor
I'm car sick
open a window
I'm car sick
take this pill
I'm car sick
Rest your eyes
I'm car sick
Can you try to wait?
Repetition
A 5 line poem about something funny, with an AABBA rhyme pattern
Limerick
White snow all around
Ice skating is fun to do
Need to wear hat and gloves
Trees have lost their leaves
Enjoying hot chocolate
Really cold outside
Acrostic poem
What is a group of lines called in a poem?
Stanza
An extreme exaggeration for emphasis or effect is what literary term?
Hyperbole
"She is cute as a button" what is this an example of?
Simile
A narrative verse that tells a story, with rhymes between 1st and 3rd and 2nd and 4th
Ballad
Oh the ocean waves may roll
And the stormy winds may blow
While we poor sailors go skipping aloft
And the land lubbers lay down below, below, below
And the land lubbers lay down below
Ballad
The attitude expressed toward a subject or audience (the emotion of the poem) is called the:
Tone
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of several words in a phrase is what literary term?
Alliteration
"The leaves danced their way through the lawn" what literary term is this an example of?
Personification
A 14 line poem often about love, usually ryhmed
Sonnet
The fog comes
on little cat feet
It sits looking over harbor and city
on silent haunches and then moves on
Free verse
What is the difference between tone and mood?
Tone is the way the author thinks or feels about the subject and mood is the way the reader feels while reading the poem
The repetition of the same word or similar sounds occurs in two or more words usually at the end is what literary term?
Rhyme
Loneliness is a dark room
Waiting for light to be shed
Loneliness is the last of us
Reaching for companionship
Without a consistent rhyme scheme or meter, but rather thoughts and ideas painted with words
Free verse
There once was a pear.
who had fluffy hair
He liked to roll
So he was put in a bowl
And that was a scare
Limerick