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wrote "The Sloth."
Who is Theodore Roethke
100
The patterns and beats made by stressed and unstressed syllables in the lines of a poem.
What is rhythm?
100
A figure of speech that uses the words "like" or "as" to directly compare two seemingly unlike things.
What is a simile?
100
A group of lines forming a unit in a poem.
What is a stanza?
100
This type of poetry tells a story.
What is narrative poetry?
200
He wrote "The River is a Piece of Sky."
Who is John Ciardi
200
The repetition of the same or similar sounds in words that appear near each other in a poem.
What is rhyme?
200
A figure of speech that compares two unlike things.
What is a metaphor?
200
A three line poem, usually on the subject of nature, with five syllables in the first line and third lines and seven syllables in the second line.
What is a haiku?
200
This type of poetry expresses a personal thought or emotion.
What is lyric poetry?
300
He wrote the poem "The Pasture."
Who is Robert Frost?
300
The repeated use of sounds, words, phrases, or lines.
What is repetition?
300
Specific words that appeal to the five senses and a re used to create images.
What is concrete language?
300
In poetry a line in which a pause occurs naturally at the end of the line.
What is an end stop line?
300
This is the central idea about a literary work (to include poems), usually expressed as a generalization about life.
What is a theme?
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This Japanese author wrote numerous haiku.
Who is Basho?
400
The repetition of consonant sounds, most often at the beginning of words.
What is alliteration?
400
Language that appeals to the senses.
What is imagery?
400
A poem shaped to look like its subject.
What is a concrete poem?
400
The author expresses this type of theme directly in the work.
What is stated theme?
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Her poem looks like a forsythia bush.
Who is Mary Ellen Solt?
500
The use of a word of phrase that imitates or suggests the sound of what it describes.
What is onomatopoeia?
500
Words that create unusual comparisons or unexpected effects.
What is figurative language?
500
In poetry, a line in which the meaning continues beyond the line. (The line does not end with a punctuation mark).
What are run-on lines?
500
A humorous five-line poem that follows a specific form.
What is a limerick?