Poetry Terms
When a line of poetry extends into the next line, it is known as ___________?
What is enjambment
A poet's deliberate pattern of lines that rhyme with other lines in a poem or a stanza
What is rhyme scheme?
A device that directly compares two unlike things without using "like" or "as," stating that one thing is another
What is metaphor?
"Her hardest hue to hold" from "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost
What is alliteration?
Your favorite poem we read this year
What is ______________?
The beat and pace of a poem
What is rhythm?
The words rhyme at the ends of the lines
What is end rhyme
The subject of the poem is described by comparing it to another object using 'as' or 'like'
What is a simile?
Descriptive language that appeals to the senses to create a vivid picture or sensory experience in the reader's mind
What is imagery?
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What is read poetry?
The speaker's outlook or view on events, characters, and the world
What is perspective
When two words in the same line rhyme
What is internal rhyme?
What is allusion?
The repetition of similar sounds in two or more words
What is rhyme?
In "Truant" the speaker recalls a time when she was punished for truancy.
What is the situation?
How the poem is organized and presented to the reader, including elements like line length, stanza format, rhythm, and rhyme scheme.
What is structure?
No structure, no rhyme...also known as ______________.
What is free verse?
Implies a distance between what is said and what is meant
What is irony?
A group of lines within a poem, usually set off from others by a blank line or indentation
What is a stanza?
A neutral observer contemplating the impermanence of beauty in "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost.
Who is the speaker?
What is form?
In the poem "Today" by Billy Collins, words like "gift," "present," and "today" convey a sense of appreciation.
What is diction?
What is tone?
The father's actions can be seen as either duty or love in "Those Winter Sundays" by Robert Hayden
What is ambiguity?