Poetry Examples
There once was a runner named Dwight,
Who could speed even faster than light.
He set out one day,
In a relative way,
And returned on the previous night.
is an example of this kind of poetry
What is a limerick?
This type of poem must have ONLY five lines and be about something silly in order to be called this...
What is a limerick?
A limerick deals with serious subjects and themes.
False
This is a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word.
What is a synonym?
This is a writing technique that writers use to express ideas, convey meaning, and highlight important themes in a piece of text.
What is a literary device?
This type of poem has a 5-7-5 line meter.
What is a haiku?
A haiku is not a traditional form of poetry
False
"The waters flooded thousands of homes, and all those families were displaced, including mine. We had to stay in our gym at the school until the waters receded and we could see our houses again."
In this paragraph, the word "receded" means?
What is 'to go back again/to go away'?
Snakes slither sideways in a smooth, silly way.
This sentence is an example of what kind of literary device?
What is alliteration?
An ode is meant to be sung and is written to praise or honor a person, place, or thing.
True
A synonym for the word "Individual."
What is "person?" Will also accept: Single, Separate, Sole, One
The kite went BANG! as it flew into the window.
There was a snap, crackle, and pop in my cereal.
These sentences each have what kind of literary device?
What is onomatopoeia?
Bees nudged the flowers
Babies peeped out of the nest
One fine crisp morning
is an example of this kind of poem.
What is a haiku?
The incessant honks of impatient drivers fill my ears whilst the faint melody from the guitar of a street busker sounds in the distance.
There is auditory imagery in this sentence.
True
This is imagery that we "hear" when reading a story.
What is auditory imagery?