The Song of the Wandering Aengus
Eldorado
Types Poems
Poetry Terms
Assonance, Consonance, Alliteration
100

The rhyme scheme:

"I went out to the hazel wood,  
Because a fire was in my head,  
And cut and peeled a hazel wand,  
And hooked a berry to a thread;
"

What is ABCB?

100

The rhyme scheme:

"Gaily bedight,
A gallant knight,
In sunshine and in shadow,
Had journeyed long,
Singing a song,
In search of Eldorado.
"

What is AABCCB?

100

A three line poem that has a 5-7-5 syllable.

What is a haiku?

100

A pattern of end rhymes in a poem.

What is a rhyme scheme?

100

The repetition of beginning consonant sounds in words.

What is an alliteration?

200

A figurative language example:

"And pluck till time and times are done,"

What is a hyperbole?

200

The phrase used in the poem that means "Full of hope"

What is "Gaily bedight"?

200

A five line poem with an AABBA rhyme scheme.

What is a limerick?

200

Restating the same words or phrases.

What is a repetition?

200

The repetition of consonant sounds within and at the ends of words.

What is a consonance?

300

A sound device example:

"And when white moths were on the wing,"

What is an alliteration?

300

The mood:

"But he grew old-
This knight so bold-
And o'er his heart a shadow
Fell as he found
No spot of ground
That looked like Eldorado.
"

What is sad, depressed, disappointed, uneasiness, etc.

300

A poem without any rules nor rhymes.

What is a free verse?

300

Is the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of a poem.

What is rhythm?

300

The repetition of vowel sound in non-rhyming words.

What is an assonance?

400

Describe the girl as it did in the poem. (HINT: there are two descriptions).

What is "It had become a glimmering girl with apple blossom in her hair"?

400

The only way to get to Eldorado that we can infer from the shadow's words.

"Over the Mountains
Of the Moon,
Down the Valley of the Shadow,  
Ride, boldly ride,’
The shade replied,—
‘If you seek for Eldorado!’
"

What is death?

400

A 14 line poem with rhymes. (DOUBLE: The most well known poet for this type of poem.)

What is a sonnet? (DOUBLE: Who is William Shakespeare?)

400

It is a reference to something in pop culture, music, literature, etc.

What is an allusion?

400

An example:

"Hear the mellow wedding bells" — Edgar Allan Poe

What is an assonance?

500

Summarize the poem.

(UP TO THE TEACHER'S DISCRETION)

500

Summarize the poem.

(UP TO THE TEACHER'S DISCRETION)

500

An example:

1) The wind whispers through the empty streets,
2) a lone crow circles, watching.
3) Somewhere, the sun is setting unnoticed.

What is a free verse poem?

500

Words that sound the same but do not actually have a rhyme.

What is a slant rhyme?

500

An example:

"Hickory, dickory, dock"

What is a consonance?