Figurative Language
A figure of speech in which 2 things are compared using the word "like" or "as." (She is as pretty as a butterfly).
What is a simile
The repetition of the same or similar sounds at the beginning of words (Betty bought some butter) or (Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers).
What is Alliteration
The first letters of each line are aligned vertically to form a word.
Example:
F
I
S
H
What is Acrostic
Different types of language used in poetry is called what?
Examples: Alliteration, Hyperbole, Metaphor, Onomatopeia
What is Figurative Language
A figure of speech in which words are used to imitate sounds. Examples are: buzz, hiss, zing, clippety-clop, pop, splat, thump, and tick tock.
What is Onomatopoeia
The occurrence of the same or similar sounds at the end of 2 or more words (cat/hat, behave/shave, observe/deserve).
What is Rhyme
A simple poem written about a person
What is a Bio Poem
Element of poetry that involves using pictures.
What is imagery.
A figure of speech where 2 things are compared NOT using the words "like" or "as". An example is "The world's a stage or he was a lion in battle.
What is a Metaphor
A five line poem.
Line 1: Title (noun) 1 word
Line 2: Description- 2 words
Line 3: Action- 3 words
Line 4: Feeling (phrase)- 4 words
Line 5: Title (Synonym for the title) 1 word
What is Cinquain
Elements of poetry where poems "speak" to the reader.
What is Voice.
A figure of speech in which nonhuman things or abstract ideas are given human attributes. An example is ""the sky is crying" or "dead leaves danced in the wind."
What is Personification
Japanese poetry that reflects on nature and feelings. There are three lines in the poem and the syllables go 5, 7, and 5.
What is Haiku
Element of poetry where poems are well written and have _____ and ________.
What is Ideas and Content
A figure of speech in which deliberate exaggeration is used for emphasis. An example: tons of money, waiting for ages, a flood of tears.
What is Hyperbole
A poem that has 5 lines. Lines 1, 2 and 5 rhyme and lines 3 and 4 rhyme.
Example:
There once was an old man who lived in a shoe
He was so lonely he didn't know what to do
He walked in the rain
And was in so much pain
He ended up getting the flu.
What is Limerick
Element of poetry that helps get the point across.
What is words or Word Choice?