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Kinds of Poetry
Sounds in Poetry
Figures of Speech
Poetic Elements
??Mystery??
100
A type of poem honoring someone or something.
What is an ode?
100
Rhyme that occurs at the ends of lines.
What is end rhyme?
100
Comparison between two unalike things using like or as.
What is simile?
100
The overall meaning of the poem.
What is the theme?
100

My sister is a night owl

What is a metaphor?

200
A poem in which the shape or design helps convey the meaning of the poem.
What is a concrete poem?
200
A word that sounds like what it means.
What is an onomatopoeia?
200
When an idea, animal, or thing is described as a human.
What is personification?
200

The repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words.

What is alliteration?

200
The fog is like a ghost, haunting the earth.
What is a simile?
300
A seven line poem describing two opposite things.
What is a diamonte?
300
The regular pattern of rhythm in a poem
What is meter?
300
Something that stands for both itself and something else.
What is a symbol?
300

Repetitive pattern of sounds in poetry, usually found at the end of lines.

Rhyme

300
Twitching, twisting, turning in her seat before the bell.
What is alliteration?
400
Tanka and Haiku are both famous types of _____________.
What is Japanese poetry?
400
The regular pattern of rhymes in a stanza or poem and is usually indicated by using small letters to stand for each rhyme.
What is rhyme scheme?
400
A direct comparison between two things
What is a metaphor?
400

The attitude the poet takes towards the subject or reader of the work.

What is tone

400
In the winter, the white snow a falls gracefully b In a delicate glow. a
What is rhyme scheme?
500
This is a type of poem that does not follow any certain rhyme or rhythm.
What is free verse?
500

The arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem. Creates a beat.

What is rhythm?

500

An extreme exaggeration for dramatic effect.

What is hyperbole?

500

Use of words or phrases that create a vivid picture in the reader's mind.

What is imagery?

500
"The oceans great hand grabbed the surfer and pulled him down."
What is personification?