Poetry Terms
The “beat” of a poem created by stressed and unstressed syllables.
What is rhythm?
“Her smile was as bright as the sun.”
Simile
A short, 3-line poem with a 5-7-5 syllable pattern.
What is a haiku?
Who is the author of Brown Girl Dreaming?
Who is Jacqueline Woodson?
A group of lines in a poem, like a paragraph.
What is a stanza?
The stars danced in the sky.
What is personification?
A funny 5-line poem with an AABBA rhyme scheme
What is a limerick?
What is the genre of this book?
What is a memoir in verse?
The repetition of similar sounds at the ends of words
What is the speaker?
A word that sounds like the noise it describes.
What is onomatopoeia?
A poem written without rhyme or a set pattern
What is free verse?
In which state was Jacqueline born?
where is Ohio?
The narrator’s voice in a poem.
What is the speaker?
A comparison without using like or as
What is a metaphor?
A poem that tells a story
What is a narrative poem?
What theme is shown when Jacqueline writes about her family?
What is identity/family/love?
The use of strong word choice to create pictures in a reader’s mind
What is imagery?
An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally
What is Hyperbole?
A poem written to celebrate or praise something
what is an ode?
Why does Woodson write in free verse instead of prose?
To capture feelings, rhythm, and memory in a flexible way