Poetry Technique Vocabulary
Comparing two things using like or as
Simile
Juliet is the sun
Metaphor
How many syllables are in this phrase?
Jeopardy is an educational game
11
A poem that uses the first letter of a word to create each line of a poem
Acrostic Poem
Using the same sound in succession with different words in a row
Alliteration
She sells sea shells down by the sea shore
A poem with 3 lines in each stanza
Tercet
A poem that pays tribute to someone or something
Ode
Writing about a non-living thing saying it does something that people do
Personification
A friend is someone you turn to.
A friend is someone you confide in.
A friend is someone who you can trust.
A friend is someone you rely on.
Repetition
Stanzas are like the _______________ of a poem.
Paragraph
A poem with four lines per stanza
Quatrian
Evokes the senses - sight, smell, touch, sound, etc.
Imagery
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!
Hyperbole
A cinquain has ____ lines per stanza
5
A poem that follows a pattern of 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables
Haiku
A wild exaggeration
Hyperbole
Brightly colored fireworks POP and sizzle
Onomatopoeia
A line of poetry made up of iambs, with one stressed syllable and one non-stressed syllable
Iambic Pentameter
A five line poem that begins and ends with nouns that are synonyms.
Cinquain