When a poet uses words that rhyme at the ends of two or more lines of poetry.
What is end rhyme
100
A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two different nouns using like or as.
What is simile
100
A type of poem that does not have a specific rhyming pattern or rhythm pattern.
What is free verse
100
What type of poem is this?
MORNING COMMUTE
By: Aaron Toleos
I can't
go fast enough
towards it, this fat blue sky,
this flood above my knuckles and
the wheel.
What is a cinquain
100
A Japanese poem written in three lines
Five Syllables
Seven Syllables
Five Syllables
What is haiku
200
This occurs when a poet repeats words or phrases to create a rhythm or set a mood.
What is repitition
200
A figure of speech in which two dissimilar things are compared without the use of like or as
What is metaphor
200
A five line poem containing 22 syllables
Two Syllables
Four Syllables
Six Syllables
Eight Syllables
Two Syllables
What is cinquain
200
What type of poem is this?
There was an Old Man with a gong,
Who bumped at it all day long;
But they called out, 'O law!
You're a horrid old bore!'
So they smashed that Old Man with a gong.
- Edward Lear
What is a limerick
200
A fourteen line poem with a specific rhyme scheme.
The poem is written in three quatrains and ends with a couplet.
The rhyme scheme is abab cdcd efef gg
What is Shakespearean Sonnet
300
This occurs when the poet chooses words whose sounds make you think of their meanings.
What is onomatopoeia
300
This occurs when the poet uses a sequence of words that begin with the same letter or consonant sound.
What is alliteration
300
A poem that tells a story. Generally longer than the lyrics styles of poetry because the poet needs to establish characters and a plot.
What is narrative
300
BOOM! BOOM!
BANG the drum
TA-DIDDY-TA
here they come.
The words that are in all caps are an example of what poetic device?
What is onomatopoeia
300
Words that are arranged to create a picture that relates to the content of the poem.
What is concrete poem
400
This occurs when a poet uses words that have the same consonant sound anywhere within the words.
What is consonance
400
The way a poem moves from one idea to the next. In many poems (but not all), words are arranged in patterns of accented and unaccented syllables.
What is rhythm
400
A short poem. Expresses an emotion or an idea or describes a scene. Usually written in 1st person point of view.
What is lyric
400
Light as a feather
Stiff as a board
This is an example of a _________.
What is simile
400
Sally sells seashells by the seashore.
This is an example of a/an _______________
What is an alliteration
500
The use of vivid or figurative language to represent objects, actions, or ideas
What is imagery
500
This occurs when a poet uses a sequence of words that have the same vowel sound
What is assonance
500
A five line poem that is meant to be funny.
Rhythm Pattern: Rhyming Pattern:
8 Syllables A
8 Syllables A
5 Syllables B
5 Syllables B
8 Syllables A
What is limerick
500
How many lines are in a Shakespearean Sonnet?
What is 14 lines.
500
The road was a ribbon of moonlight.
This is an example of a/an ____________.