Type of lyric poem that deals with serious things.
What is ode
100
A type of narrative poem that tells a story and was originally meant.
What is ballad?
200
A type of literature in which words are carefully chosen and arranged to create certain effects
What is poetry
200
A point by point comparison between two things that are alike in some respect.
What is analogy
200
characters who are defined by a single trait are known as stereotypes.
What is stereotype
200
The traditions, customs, and stories that are passed down within culture are known as its folklore
What is folklore?
200
A brief account of an interesting incident or event that is usually intended to entertain or make a point.
What is anecdote?
300
what is a form?
The structure or organization of a work of writing is often called its form.
300
What is free verse?
Poetry that doesn't contain regular rhymes.
300
What is prose?
Refers to all forms of writing that are not in verse form.
300
What is lyric poetry?
Short poem in which a single speaker expresses personal thoughts.
300
What is Rhyme Scheme?
A pattern of end rhymes in a poem.
400
– a story handed down from generation to generation about a specific person,
What is legend?
400
the voice that "e;talks" to the reader; sometimes a fictional character within the
What is a speaker?
400
a humorously exaggerated story about impossible events, often involving
supernatural abilities of the main character; stories about folk heroes such as Pecos Bill or
Paul Bunyon
What is a tall tale?
400
long narrative poem (Beowulf)
What is epic?
400
short, humorous poem composed of five lines
What is limerick?
500
groups of lines in poetry
What is stanzas?
500
repitition of sounds at the end of words
What is Rhyme?
500
a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in each line