Forms of Poetry
Poetic Devices
Name That!
Analyse That!
This or That!
100
I have three lines, with a specific set of syllables (5,7,5).
What is a haiku?
100
The repetition of similar sounds at the end of words.
What is rhyme?
100
Jesse’s jaguar is jumping and jiggling jauntily.
What is alliteration?
100
Lightning flash— what I thought were faces are plumes of pampas grass. What makes this haiku incorrect?
What is incorrect syllables for each line?
100
Simile or metaphor? Why? The baseball is a speeding bullet.
What is a metaphor and a comparison without like or as?
200
The first letter of each line makes up my subject.
What is an acrostic poem.
200
Comparison using like, as, resembles, or than.
What is a simile.
200
An old silent pond... A frog jumps into the pond, splash! Silence again.
What is a haiku?
200
Her teeth are as white as winter snow. What is the meaning of this simile?
What is her teeth are extremely white, they reflect the sunlight just like snow would in the winter?
200
Alliteration or rhyme? Silly Sally swiftly shooed seven silly sheep.
What is alliteration?
300
I am about 1 subject and have only 26 words.
What is an alphabet poem.
300
Giving human traits to objects, things, or animals.
What is personification?
300
She has the heart of a lion.
What is a metaphor?
300
What is the rhyme scheme of the following poem? Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though: He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow.
What is A, A, B, A?
300
Haiku or free verse? Once a snowflake fell On my brow and i loved It so much
What is free verse?
400
2 syllables, 4 syllables, 6 syllables, 8 syllables, 2 syllables
What is a cinquain?
400
When a word is written the way it sounds.
What is onomatopoeia?
400
Can I make cookies to put out for Santa? Here are the stocking’s to put on the fire place. Read the Christmas cards from mom- mom. I’m going to put tinsel on the tree. Singing Christmas carols are the best. The family is on their way to the Christmas dinner. Making the turkey is a hard task to accomplish. As Christmas day comes eagerness is a major factor. Seeing all the presents under the tree makes me happy.
What is an acrostic poem?
400
The sun glared down at me from the sky. What is the meaning of this personification?
What is the sun is very hot and it's glow is hitting the poet in a mean ('glared') way?
400
Couplets or a quatrain? Once I dive into these pages, I may not come out for ages. Books have power over me. Inside a book I am not free.
What is couplets?
500
Two lines is a _____, and four lines is a _______.
What is a couplet and a quatrain?
500
An exaggeration - making something seem more important than it is.
What is a hyperbole?
500
It would be technology If I wrote this poem on a computer. It would be technology If Everything was digital. It would be technology If People invented new things. But... I like the way the world is now.
What is free verse?
500
Dragon Growling, feeding, razing Predator from the ancient past Monster What is missing from this cinquain? What elements/words need to be added?
What is 2 adjectives adding to 4 syllable?
500
Metaphor or hyperbole? I am so hungry I could eat a horse.
What is hyperbole?