Question | Answer |
poetry can be written in lines which are either sentences or fragments | form |
paragraphs in poems are called these | stanzas |
poetry uses devices to make it pleasing to the listener's ear | sound |
when words at the end of lines sound alike | rhyme |
pattern of rhyming lines in a poem | rhyme scheme |
a poem creates a beat by using a certain number of words and syllables | rhythm |
repeating a word or line in verse to emphasize a point or create a mood | repetition |
words used to create mental pictures of sight and sound | imagery |
a comparison using the words like or as | simile |
a comparison that does not use like or as | metaphor |
giving something nonhuman human characteristics | personification |
repetition of the same consonant sound | alliteration |
where an object stands for something else of deeper or wider meaning | symbolism |
repetition of the same vowel sound | assonance |
continuation of a comparison throughout a poem | extended metaphor |
the use of words whose sounds suggest their meanings | onomatopoeia |
poetry that tells a story | narrative poetry |
narrative poetry which could easily be sung | ballad |
poetry that expresses feelings, emotions, and thoughts of a poet | lyric poetry |
a fourteen line poem with three quatrains and a rhyming couplet | sonnet |
a poem which is five lines long and about an object or person's name | cinquain |
poetry that does not need rhythm or rhyme | free verse |
poem which is written so that the reader can visualize the poet's topic | shape poem |
a humorous verse with five lines. It has the following rhyme scheme: a a b b a and with the following rhythm pattern: the first two lines with 3 stressed beats, the 3rd and the 4th with 2 stressed beats and the final line with 3 stressed beats | limerick |
poetry which does not need to rhyme but has a rhythm such as iambic pentameter | blank verse |
a three line Japanese poem which is mostly about nature | haiku |
an exaggeration | hyperbole |
a combination of two words to create a new word such as smoke and fog = smog | portmanteau word |
using two opposite terms to create a contrast | juxtaposition |
a play on words | pun |