Types of poetry
Poetry is when the poet represents the meaning of the poem through physical arrangement of words on a page.
What is: Concrete
Comparison of two things NOT using like or as
What is a metaphor
Example #1: Stopping by Woods On a Snowy Evening (By Robert Frost)
“He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there’s some mistake.
The only other sound’s the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.”
What is an example of a Quatrain
slop, drop, drip, plop, honk
What is onomatopoeia
Japan
Where the Haiku originated
Tells a story. Includes characters, settings, and plot.
What is Narrative
The use of words whose sound suggests their meaning
What is onomatopoeia
kitten
cute, soft
licking, snuggling, purring
growl, meow, bark, hiss
chasing, running, biting
smooth, fluffy
puppies
What is a Diamante Poem
As white as a ghost.
What is a simile
This poem is 14 lines and is written in iambic pentameter (different stressed syllables in a line of poetry)
What is a sonnet
Has 3 lines. The first and third being the same amount of syllables
What is Haiku
The repeating of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
What is alliteration
The Illiad
The Odyssey
Paradise Lost
What are examples of Epic poems
She went riding, riding, riding, through the forest
What is repetition
This honors a person, place, or thing
What is an Ode
A humorous poem
What is a Limerick
Words and phrases that appeal to the 5 senses
What is imagery
From across the lake,
Past the black winter trees,
Faint sounds of a flute.
- Richard Wright
What is an example of a Haiku
Angry Aardvarks Ate Apples.
What is alliteration
This type of poem commemorates or honors someone who has died.
What is an Elegy
A poem that is sung
What is a ballad
Comparison of two items using like or as
What is a simile
It's hard to see the butterfly
Because he flies across the sky
and
Hear the honking of the goose
I think he's angry at the moose
Her hair is like spaghetti
What is a metaphor
stretching of the truth
What is Exaggeration