It is a poem that does not have a specific set of rules. It doesn't have to follow a specific rhyme scheme or rhythm. It is free to do anything.
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Define and give an example of simile.
A simile compares two unlike things using "like" or "as."
Ex. "He ate like a pig," "Her hair was as long as the Great Wall of China."
100
Define Onomatopoeia and give an example of it.
A word or words that describe a sound. Ex. "Tlot tlot," "zoom," "ah-choo."
100
Name 2 ballads that we read in the poetry packet.
"Ballad of Birmingham" and "The Dying Cowboy"
200
What is the difference between an ode and an elegy?
An ode is written in praise of or dedicated to a person or thing and expresses strong personal feelings. An elegy is a poem of mourning that honors someone who has passed away.
200
Define metaphor and give an example.
A metaphor is comparing two things without using "like" or "as." Ex. "My mind is an ocean"
200
What sound device is this an example of?
"Struck out by a steed, flying fearless and fleet"
Alliteration
200
True or False
"'The Schmidt's" in a poem written in Free Verse.
False. It is a limerick that follows a strict rhyme scheme.
300
What is a sonnet?
A 14 lined poem written with a set rhyme scheme that expresses a complete thought or idea.
300
Define imagery.
Imagery is language that activates your five senses (sight, hearing, smell, touch, taste.)
300
What is the rhyme scheme in this stanza?
"Listen my children and you shall hear/
Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere/
On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-five/
Hardly a man is now alive"
AABB
300
What is theme?
Theme is the main idea of a poem or story.
400
What is a ballad?
A musical narrative song or poem that tells a dramatic or exciting episode. It is usually passed along from word of mouth.
400
Define personification.
Personification is when human characteristics are given to non-human things.
400
What is rhythm is poetry?
Rhythm is the musical quality in a poem.
400
What is a Haiku?
A Japanese poem with a total of 17 syllables. It follows a 5-7-5 syllable pattern.
500
What is a narrative poem?
It is a poem that tells a story and has all elements of plot in it (rising action, exposition, climax, resolution, etc), characters and dialogue.
500
What device is being used in this line?
"I'm a black ocean, leaping and wide,"
Metaphor
500
What sound device is being used here?
"Suspended from school; and scared to go home, I was a fool/ with the big boys breaking all the rules"
Internal Rhyme.
500
What figurative language and sound device does this line use?
"He is the rain the rain that renews parched fields"