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Examples
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may, say, lay, day, ray, and faye are examples of this
What is rhyme?
100
A comparison of two unlike things using the words like, as, than, or resembles.
What is a simile?
100
A poem in the shape of its subject.
What is a concrete poem.
100
The use of words that imitate sounds.
What is onomatopoeia?
100
The poem "Seal" by William Jay Smith is an example of this.
What is a concrete poem?
200
The number of "stressed beats" in the Nas lyric: "I know I can"
What is 2?
200
A comparison of two unlike things using being verbs. The cat is a green frog.
What is metaphor?
200
A poem that tells a story.
What is a narrative poem?
200
Use like or as to compare two unlike things.
What is simile?
200
Below is an example of this poem type. On sweet plum blossoms The sun rises suddenly. Look, a mountain path!
What is a haiku?
300
Plop Plop
What is onomatopoeia?
300
I am quick as a cricket.
What is simile?
300
A poem that allows the speaker to express their feelings. "Winter" and "The Eagle" are examples.
What is a lyric poem?
300
a rhyme that is not exact, but is close enough.
What is slant rhyme or near rhyme?
300
"Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes is an example of this type of poem.
What is extended metaphor?
400
I think I will take a ride In my car I love to drive
What is slant rhyme or near rhyme?
400
This is a comparison of two unlike things using being verbs that goes on for a stanza or even the entire poem.
What is extended metaphor?
400
A poem with the word pattern 5, 7, 5.
What is a haiku?
400
When a nonhuman object is given human characteristics.
What is personification?
400
"How I Learned English" by Gregory Djanikian is an example of this type of poem.
What is a narrative poem?
500
A grouping of lines in a poem.
What is a stanza?
500
After a long day of sleep. My pillow feels like a cloud.
What is a simile?
500
A poem that does not uniformly adhere to any poetic patterns such as rhyme or meter.
What is a free verse poem?
500
Repetition of the same beginning sound in words.
What is alliteration?
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"Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout" by Shel Silverstein is a poem with many examples of this type of poetic device.
What is alliteration OR What is onomatopoeia?