Poetry Vocab
Part 2
Part 2
The repetition of vowel sounds
What is assonance?
A three—lined Japanese verse
What is haiku?
The poet who wrote “Tiger, Tiger”
Who is William Blake?
A poem in which the first letter of each line spells a word
What is an acrostic?
A message or lesson that can be applied to the reader’s life
What is the theme?
A figure of speech that uses “like” or “as” to compare 2 unlike things
What is a simile?
A story told in verse (poetry)
What is a narrative poem??
The poet who wrote “Jabberwocky”
Who is Lewis Carroll?
A poem written to praise a person, thing, or event
What is an ode?
The feeling or atmosphere the author has created in his writing
What is tone?
Rhyme that isn’t exact
What is slant rhyme?
What is a limerick?
The poet who wrote many couplets
Who is Shakespeare?
A 14-line lyric poem
What is a sonnet?
The feeling felt by the reader
What is mood?
What is internal rhyme?
Poetry not written in a regular rhythmical pattern or meter
Wha is free verse poetry?
The poet who wrote “Father William”
Who is Lewis Carroll?
A long poem that tells of a hero’s deeds
Another word for poetry
What is verse?
A type of fig. lang. in which a non-human subject is given human characteristics
What is personification?
Highly musical verse that expresses the feelings of a single speaker
What is lyric poetry?
Who is David & what are the Psalms?
A poem that mourns the dead
What is an elegy?
An extreme exaggeration used for emphasis
What is hyperbole?