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Poetry Vocabulary
Poetry Vocabulary 2
Poetry Vocabulary 3
Poetry Vocabulary 3
What Kind Am I?
100
Repetition of sounds at the beginning of words
What is: Alliteration
100
Rhymes at the end of lines
What is: End Rhymes Rhymes at the end of lines
100
A figure of speech comparing two things without using like or as
What is: Metaphor
100
A group of lines in a poem
What is: Stanza
100
(5) The sky is so blue. (7) The sun is so warm up high. (5) I love the summer.
What is: Haiku
200
A word that imitates the sound it represents, like "buzz"
What is: Onomatopoeia
200
Rhymes within lines
What is: Internal Rhymes
200
A form of poetry that tells a story
What is: Narrative Poetry
200
Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
What is: Couplets
200
My mom (2 syllables) Is so caring (4 syllables) She is always helpful (6 syllables) She is so beautiful and kind (8 syllables) Love you. (2 syllables)
What is: Cinquain
300
Two words that sound alike, like roam and dome Rhyme
What is: Rhyme
300
A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem
What is: Rhyme Scheme
300
A Japenese poem of 17 syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five, traditionally evoking images of nature
What is: Haiku
300
Poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter
What is: Free Verse
300
Ode to an Olive Oh Olive, You are as precious to me as any gem, With your beautiful, pure skin as smooth as silk And as green as the grass in summertime. I love your taste and the smell of your tender fruit Which hides beneath your green armour. Olive, sweet, tasty Olive, How I love you so and my mealtimes wouldn't be the same If you weren't in my life. Oh Olive, Nothing can compare to you, nothing at all, You are food of the gods, a king's riches And, most importantly, you are mine, oh Olive!
What is: Ode
400
Pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables Rhythm
What is: Rhythm
400
A figure of speech comparing two things using like or as
What is: Simile
400
A long poem that is usually serious
What is: Ode
400
A five line poem containing 22 syllables
What is: Cinquain
400
'There was an old man with a beard Who said, 'It is just as I feared, Two owls and a hen A lark and a wren Have all built their nests in my beard!'
What is: Limerick
500
Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)
What is: Imagery
500
Giving human characteristics to something non-human
What is: Personification
500
A single line of poetry
What is: Verse
500
A poem that expresses personal and emotional feelings.
What is: Lyric Poetry
500
Bike Shiny, quiet, Pedaling, spinning, weaving Whizzing round corners, zooming along roads Racing, roaring, speeding Fast, loud, Car
What is: Diamante