Structure
This structure tells a story, has a beginning, middle, and end; can be long or short, and may or may not rhyme
What is a narrative poem?
A sound pattern for the verses that gives poetry rhythm
What is the meter?
This statement brings to mind a better visual picture:
1. his red shirt flapped in the wind OR 2. his face was beet red with embarrassment
What is 2, his face was beet red with embarrassment?
"Smooth as glass" is an example of this.
What is a simile?
A poem with a funny, lighthearted mood within a structure
What is a limerick?
This form has no structure, free from regular rhythm and does not rhyme
What is free verse?
Repetition of words with similar sounds that occur at the end of a verse of poetry
What is rhyme?
This statement brings to mind a better visual picture:
1. he was built like a truck OR
2. he was physically fit
What is 1. he was built like a truck?
"Her rocket feet" is an example of this.
What is a metaphor?
A poem reflective of nature
What is haiku?
This form is a funny and lighthearted poem, with a rhyme structure, written about how people or animals act silly. They are meant to entertain and make people laugh
What is a limerick?
A word or part of a word with one sounded vowel; it is made with one opening of the mouth
What is a syllable?
This statement brings to mind a better visual picture: 1. she moved like a butterfly OR 2. she is a graceful dancer
What is 1, she moved like a butterfly?
"He cried a river of tears" is an example of this.
What is a metaphor?
A poem telling a story
What is a narrative poem?
A traditional unrhymed Japanese poem of three lines the first line having 5 syllables, the second line 7 syllables, and third the line 5 syllables
What is haiku?
The figure of speech which an inanimate object is given human-like qualities
What is personification?
This statement brings to mind a better visual picture: 1. the smell of onions was strong OR 2. the stench of the locker room was like rotting zombies
What is 2, the stench of the locker room was like rotting zombies
"She is clever as a fox" is an example of this.
What is a simile?
A poem expressing your thoughts or ideas with no set structure or restraints
What is free verse?
It is a five-line poem following specific numbers of syllables per line; does not have to rhyme
What is a cinquain?
A grouping of four or more lines of poetry that includes a fixed length, meter, or rhyme arrangement
What is a stanza?
This statement brings to mind a better visual picture: 1. the loud whistle blew OR 2. the whistle was like the screech of an attacking raptor
What is 2, the whistle was like the screech of an attacking raptor
"He is a pig" is an example of this.
What is a metaphor?
An American structured poem with vivid or delicate descriptions and is thought provoking
What is a cinquain?