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BG Poetry Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Rhyme | A word that has the same ending sound as another |
| haiku | A three line poem in which there are five, seven, and five syllables |
| simile | Uses the words like or as to compare two unlike things |
| couplet | Two lines of poetry that usually rhymes |
| personification | Human characteristic is given to something that is not human |
| sonnet | Rhyming poem with 14 lines written |
| onomatopoeia | When a word imitates the sound of something |
| alliteration | The repetition of the first sound of several words |
| metaphor | Comparison of two unlike things |
| meter | Arrangement of beats in a line of poetry |