two lines of poetry that rhyme and usually contain one complete idea
What is couplet
100
a traditional line of poetry written in meter
What is verse
100
the repetition of the beginning sound of letter in two or more words in a line of verse
What is alliteration
100
an exaggeration
What is hyperbole
200
it is a quatrain based upon someone's name and is designed to give a clue about the personality of the person in the poem
What is clerihew
200
(also called external rhyme) when there is rhyming of words at the ends of two or more lines of a poem
What is end rhyme
200
A division or section of a poem named for the quantity of lines it contains; for instance, the couplet is a two lined stanza, the triplet is a three lined stanza, the quatrain is a four line stanza. There are also sestets (six lines), septets (seven lines), and octaves (eight lines)
What is stanza
200
the repetition of a vowel sound, in two or more words
What is assonance
200
gives a human trait to something that is not human
What is personification
300
A Japanese poem with a specific form; each poem is only three lines long. The first line of poetry must have five syllables, the second line seven and the last five.
What is Haiku
300
rhyming of words within a line of poetry
What is internal rhyme
300
a four-line stanza of four rhymed line, rhyme scheme of various forms such as a-a-a-a, a-b-a-b, a-b-b-a, a-a-b-b, a-b-c-d
What is quatrain
300
the repetition of consonant sounds anywhere in a word in a line of verse
What is consonance
300
comparison of two different things using comparison words such as "like" or "as"
What is simile
400
A poem in which you express your feelings about a single color with analogies or similes or list nouns that remind of that color.
What is color poem
400
two or more words with the same or similar sounds
What is rhyme
400
a pattern of stressed and unstressed ( accented or unaccented ) syllables in a line of poetry
What is meter
400
a word that mimics the sound it represents: such as buzz, swish, zip, growl, hiss, gulp, zigzag, slither
What is onomatopeia
400
a comparison two different things without using comparison words such as "like" or "as"
What is metaphor
500
A poem arranged in diamond form with seven lines
What is diamante
500
A pattern of rhyme in a poem
What is rhyme scheme
500
Unit of meter, iambic, anapestic, trochaic, dactylic, or spondaic
What is foot
500
repeating a word, phrase, or sounds to add emphasis or rhythm
What is repetition
500
a line of poetry or prose in unrhymed iambic meter