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Reading Poetry Vocab
Poetry Vocabulary Flashcards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| BEATS | the stressed syllables in a line of poetry |
| IMAGERY | pictures in our mind created through the use of figurative language or vivid descriptions |
| LINES | rows of words, may be one word or several words |
| METAPHOR | says that one thing (noun) is another |
| PERSONIFICATION | gives things not alive a human quality, or makes them seem human. |
| REPETITION | a repeating pattern of sounds or words |
| RHYME | an agreement in the final sounds of words - heat, meat |
| RHYTHM | a regular pattern of beats - bouncy, playful, excited, etc. |
| SENSE WORDS | words that appeal to the 5 senses - sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch |
| SIMILE | compares items (nouns) using like or as |
| STANZA | lines arranged in groups that makes up the divisions of a poem |
| WORD PLAY | tongue twisters, making up words, using a pun (clever and intentional play on words) |
| "It is as wide as the Grand Canyon." This phrase is an example of which poetry element? | SIMILE |
| "This assignment was a breeze!" This phrase is an example of which poetry element? | METAPHOR |
| "The slippery grassy slope smelled of fresh green grass, and tasted like dirt as I face planted and violently rolled down the hill in my fancy white dress shirt." This phrase is an example of which poetry element? | IMAGERY |
| "The wild and woolly walrus waits and wonders when we'll walk by!" This phrase is an example of which poetry element? | REPETITION - "w" sound |
| One, two, Buckle my shoe. Three, four, Shut the door. This phrase is an example of which poetry element? | RYTHME |
| "I'm reading a book about anti-gravity. It's impossible to put down." This phrase is an example of which poetry element? | WORD PLAY - pun |
| soft, white, hideous These words are an example of which poetry element? | SENSE WORDS (preferably), OR, imagery |
| "Many an anemone sees an enemy anemone." This phrase is an example of which poetry element? | WORD PLAY - tongue twister |
| “Hey diddle, Diddle, The cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped over the moon; The little dog laughed To see such sport, And the dish ran away with the spoon.” This poem is an example of which poetry element? | PERSONIFICATION |
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dcarran
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