Poems
A Japanese poem, usually about nature, with a syllable pattern of 5-7-5.
What is a Haiku.
When a poet repeats a word or phrase for emphasis.
What is repetition.
A group of lines is known as... (kind of like a paragraph, but not really).
What is a stanza.
A comparison between two unlike things without using like or as.
What is a metaphor.
This poet wrote "Annabel Lee".
Who is Edgar Allan Poe.
A poem that is written in the shape/topic it describes.
What is a concrete poem.
When a poet repeats the initial consonant sound of a word.
What is alliteration.
A stanza that consists of 2 lines.
What is a couplet.
A comparison between to unlike things using the words like or as.
What is a simile.
This poet wrote "Fame is a Bee".
Who is Emily Dickinson.
A traditional form of poetry that is light-hearted and humorous. It follows an AABBA rhyme scheme.
What is a limerick.
When a poet uses rhyme at the end of a line.
What is end-rhyme.
A stanza that consists of 4 lines.
What is a quatrain.
Giving human qualities to objects, animals, or non-living things.
What is personification.
This poet wrote "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud".
Who is William Wordsworth.
A song-like narrative poem, usually featuring rhyme, rhythm, and refrain.
What is a ballad.
When a poet uses a pattern of rhyme throughout a poem (i.e. AABBA)
What is rhyme scheme.
A line that uses punctuation.
What is a end-stop.
When a poet or authors uses the five senses in their writing to evoke feelings.
This poet wrote "Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout".
Who is Shel Silverstien.
A poem that does not follow a rhyme scheme or pattern.
When a poet uses words to imitate the sound that the word makes.
What is onomatopoeia.
A stanza that consists of 8 lines.
What is an octave.
An extreme exaggeration.
What is hyperbole.
This poet wrote "Because I Could Not Stop for Death".
Who is Emily Dickinson.