Vocabulary
Which word means "the feeling on being sure or certain about something?"
a. resolute
b. confidence
c. advancing
b. confidence
Each row of a poem is called a _______
Line
Language in a poem that means what is says is called
Literal language
Haiku
Her eyes were diamonds.
metaphor
Which word means "serious and determined?"
a. resolute
b. confidence
c. advancing
a. resolute
A group of rows in a poem is called a ________
Stanza
Language in a poem that says one thing with a hidden meaning is called
nonliteral language
A poem that does not have a rhyme scheme.
Free verse
The captain couldn’t keep the men in the cabin.
alliteration
Which word means "moving forward?"
a. advancing
b. scatter
c. trek
a. advancing
What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?
I went down to the river,
I set down on the bank.
I tried to think but couldn't,
So I jumped in and sank.
ABCB
Fill in the blank with the appropriate reciprocal pronoun.
My family and I love ________.
one another
A poem that has a rhyme scheme
rhyming poem
This bag weighs a ton.
hyperbole
What word means to lose hair or skin in order to stay healthy?
shed
How many lines are in this poem?
For someone to read a poem
again, and again, and then,
having lifted it from page
to brain—the easy part—
cradle it on the longer trek
from brain all the way to heart.
6
Fill in the blank with the appropriate possessive reciprocal pronoun.
My friend and I shared ____________ food.
each other's
This kind of poem may make the reader feel like the author is speaking directly to them
free verse
The bacon sizzled on the stove.
onomatopoeia
What word means "a long and difficult journey?"
trek
The attitude or mood of the poem
Tone
Combine these two sentences:
The sun was hot. The pool water was cold.
The sun was hot, but the pool water was cold.
The sun was hot, yet the pool water was coldl
A poem that spells a word vertically and uses phrases starting with that letter in each line.
Acrostic
Repeating the same words at the beginning of each line of the poem.
anaphora