Poetry Terms
Types of Poems
Examples of Figurative Language
Poetry Practice
Miscellaneous
100
Paragraphs of poems
What is Stanzas
100
A formula poem that is shaped like a diamond.
What is Diamante Poem
100
"Rabbits running over roses."
What is Alliteration
100
What animal is being described in this Haiku: Green and speckled legs, Hop on logs and lily pads Splash in cool water.
What is Frog
100
may, say, lay, day, ray, and faye are examples of this
What is Rhyme
200
Using the same consonant sounds in a row.
What is Alliteration
200
A poem created with a person's phone number.
What is Septone Poem
200
"I've been working like a dog."
What is Simile
200
How many syllables are in the word "speckled"?
What is 2
200
How many different types poems you wrote in your poetry notebook
What is 10
300
One line of poetry
What is Verse
300
Poem that uses letters in a topic to begin each line.
What is Acrostic Poem
300
"Crash! went the window"
What is Onomatopoeia
300
The typical syllable pattern of a Haiku poem
5-7-5
300
Poetry that originated in Japan
What is Haiku
400
Words that imitate sounds
What is Onomatopoeia
400
A three line poem with a total of 17 syllables.
What is Haiku
400
"She did not realize that opportunity was knocking at her door."
What is Personification
400
An adjective used to describe triangles in this cinquain poem: triangles pointy, straight revolving, rotating, angling Triangles are all different. 180 Degrees
What is Pointy and/or Straight
400
When a poem does not have any rhyme, a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables, and adheres to no form.
What is Free Verse Poem
500
Language that uses imagery and description to portray a deeper meaning.
What is Figurative Language
500
A five line poem that starts with a topic and ends with the topic's synonym.
What is Cinquain Poem
500
"The assignment was a breeze."
What is Metaphor
500
How many syllables are in the word "ineligibility"
What is 7
500
A comma at the end of a line of poetry indicates that
there is a pause when you read