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A poem that is light and humorous, usually with 5 anapestic lines in the rhyme scheme of AABBA.

What is a Limerick

100

Lines grouped together like a paragraph in poetry.

What is a stanza


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A traditional Japanese three-line poem.  It has five syllables in the first line, seven in the second and five in the third.  

What is Haiku?

100

The beat or rhythm in poetry is referred to this.

What is meter.

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When a series of words in a row have the same first consonant sound: “The cat climbed up the curtain.”
What is alliteration
200
The formation or use of words whose sounds suggest the meanings of the words, such as “bang,” “moo,” or “jingle.”
What is onomatopoeia
200
A phrase that describes something by comparing it to some other thing, but does NOT use like or as.
What is a metaphor
200
An obvious and deliberate exaggeration or overstatement, intended for effect and not to be taken literally.
What is hyperbole
200
A figure of speech in which two different things are compared USING the words “like” or “as” is called…
What is a simile
200

This type of poem tells a story but doesn't always rhyme.

What is a Narrative Poem?

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“Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers” is an example of what?
What is alliteration
300
Someone who has mental pictures of sheep as they are reading "Mary Had a Little Lamb" is using this...
What is imagery
300
The little boy kept playing with the kitchen pots and all Mom heard was, “Bang, bang, bang!” Is an example of what?
What is onomatopoeia
300
I have told you a million times to clean your room! Is an example of?
What is hyperbole
300

“He is running faster than the wind” is an example of this.

What is hyperbole.

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Images that are created in the mind while reading or looking at art.
What is imagery
400
A humorous play on words based on two words that are close in sound but different in meaning.
What is a pun.
400
Repeating words for emphasis in a poem or story.
What is repetition
400
A word that ends with the same sound as another word, like hop and stop.
What is a rhyme
400

This is a thing that stands for or represents both itself and something else.  Such as a dove for peace. 

What is a Symbol?

500

When the outcome is vastly different than expected.

What is irony.

500
There was a storm approaching. The clouds looked angry and the wind was screaming through the trees…is an example of?
What is personification
500
“Her voice was quiet and soothing, like a gentle breeze on a warm summer day,” is an example of?
What is a simile
500

“I lie down by the side of my bride” is an example of this. 

What is assonanace.

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“The frog was hopping along the side of the road because his car got toad!”
What is a pun