Rhymes
Literary Devices
Types of Poetry
Definitions
Random Stuff
100
Cat, hat, bat, sat
What are perfect rhymes?
100
"Her eyes are like diamonds."
What is a simile?
100
5 lines, AABBA rhyme scheme, humorous
What is a limerick?
100
Same initial sound of a word in close succession.
What is alliteration?
100
The title of the first poem we read in this class.
What is "Introduction to Poetry?"
200
Old, bald
What are slant rhymes?
200
"Honk"
What is onomatopoeia?
200
What is a concrete poem?
200
5 iambs in a line of poetry
What is iambic pentameter?
200
Why is diction so important in poetry?
What is because poetry is short and you need to choose words that both fit and have the greatest impact?
300
Difference between an internal rhyme and end rhyme
What is the placement of the rhyme (end rhymes at the end of lines, internal rhymes within a line)?
300
"It is like 1000 degrees outside today!"
What is hyperbole?
300
Characteristics of a haiku (name 3).
What are:
three lines
5-7-5 syllable pattern
often about nature
300
The dictionary definition of a word.
What is denotation?
300
Number of syllables in a line of a sonnet.
What is 10?
400
Height, weight
What is an eye rhyme?
400
After the cheese shop blew up, the surrounding area was littered with debris.
What is a pun?
400
A poem with no rhyme scheme or consistent rhythm.
What is free verse?
400
The reference to an historical event, person, or other literary work.
What is an allusion?
400
The associations or emotions attached to a certain word.
What is connotation?
500
The typical rhyme scheme of a ballad.
What is ABCB?
500
Speaking to someone who is not present, or to an inaminate object.
What is apostrophe?
500
The number of syllables in an entire Shakespearean sonnet.
What is 140?
500
Definition of an iamb
What is a set of two beats with a "soft-heavy" stress pattern
500
The number of sonnets Shakespeare wrote.
What is 154?