Form
This is a group of lines in a poem, often separated by a blank line from other stanzas.
What is a stanza?
This is the use of words or phrases that imitate the sounds they describe.
What is onomatopoeia?
This is a figure of speech that compares two things using "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
This is the poet we are studying in class. (spell their name)
Who is Oodgeroo Noonuccal?
This is someone who writes poetry.
What is a poet?
This type of poem is a Japanese form with three lines and a syllable count of 5-7-5.
What is a haiku?
This is the repetition of similar vowel sounds in a series of words.
What is assonance?
This the use of words or phrases to create a vivid sensory experience for the reader.
What is imagery?
He is best known for his children's books; he also wrote many poems, such as "Oh, the Places You'll Go!" and "Green Eggs and Ham."
Who is Dr Seuss?
This is the feeling or emotion conveyed by a poem.
What is the mood?
This is a type of poem with fourteen lines, typically written in iambic pentameter.
What is a sonnet?
This is the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem.
What is meter?
This is the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or lines in a poem.
What is anaphora?
He is known for his dark, eerie, and mysterious poems, such as "The Raven" and "Annabel Lee." His works often explore themes of death, loss, and the supernatural.
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
This is the overall message or lesson conveyed by a poem.
What is the theme?
This is a type of poem that celebrates a person, object, or idea.
What is an ode?
This is the term for the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry.
What is rhythm?
This is the term for the use of an object, person, or situation to represent a larger, abstract idea or concept in a poem.
What is symbolism?
"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" is a famous line from their work.
What is a famous line from Shakespeare's poems?
This is a type of poem that addresses or speaks to a person or thing that is absent or not present.
What is an apostrophe?
This is a type of poem that mourns or laments the death of a person.
What is an elegy?
This is the term for the repetition of similar sounds in the middle or at the ends of words.
What is internal rhyme?
Thi is the term for the deliberate use of language that signifies the opposite of what is said, often for humour or emphasis?
What is irony?
They were known for writing war poetry like: "Dulce et Decorum Est" and "Anthem for Doomed Youth."
Who was Wilfred Owen?
This is the term for the rise and fall of the voice in a poem, often influenced by the meter and other sound devices.
What is cadence?