Figurative Language
"The classroom was a zoo." This is an example of this type of comparison.
What is a metaphor
A group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph in prose.
What is a stanza?
A humorous five-line poem with a rhyme scheme of AABBA.
What is a limerick?
The author of a poem.
Who is a poet?
"Her smile was as bright as the sun." This compares two things using "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words (e.g"). "Peter Piper picked
What is alliteration?
Poetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme.
What is free verse?
The use of descriptive words to create a picture in the reader's mind.
What is imagery?
"The flame of the candle danced in the wind."
This gives human qualities to an object.
The pattern of end rhymes in a poem, labeled with letters like AABB or ABAB.
What is a rhyme scheme?
A poem that tells a story, such as "Casey at the Bat."
What is a narrative poem?
True or False: The poet and the speaker are always the same person.
What is False?
"Boom! Bang! The fireworks went off." This uses words that imitate sounds.
What is onomatopoeia?
The person or character who is narrating the poem.
Who is the speaker?
A 14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme.
What is a sonnet?
The blank space that divides two stanzas from each other.
What is a stanza break?
"I told you a million times to clean your room!" This uses extreme exaggeration.
What is hyperbole?
The feeling or atmosphere that a poet creates for the reader.
What is mood?
A poem whose shape reflects the topic of the poem.
What is a concrete poetry?
The beat or musical quality of a poem.
What is rhythm/meter?