| Question | Answer |
| what is prose? | the way people speak and write |
| what is poetry? | writing that contains rhyme |
| what is denotation? | dictionary definition of a word |
| what is connotation? | the emotional meaning of a word |
| what is a stanza? | a group of lines within a poem |
| what is line break? | how a poem is broken into lines |
| what does a narrative poem do? | tells a story |
| what does a lyrical poem do? | tells a story but has a refrain |
| what is a free verse poem? | anything you want it to be |
| what is a concrete poem? | shape poetry |
| what is a name poem? | use of letters in your name to create a poem |
| what is a haiku poem? | Japanese poetry with three lines, 17 syllables |
| what do characteristics of poetry do? | define your poetry |
| what do poetic devices do? | enhance your poetry |
| what is compactness in a poem? | a poem that is 10 lines or less |
| what is figurativeness in a poem? | a metaphor |
| what is rhythm in a poem? | regular sound patterns |
| what is imagery in a poem? | the use of our senses |
| what is emotional intensity in a poem? | reader is involved briefly but intensely through emotion |
| what are sound patterns in a poem? | long and short vowel sounds and rhythm patterns |
| what is alliteration | repetition of the same or similar constants, ex. creamy and crunchy |
| what is a metaphor? | comparison between two unlike things, ex. bright night |
| what is a simile? | comparison between two unlike things, ex. happy as the sun |
| what is internal rhyme? | rhyme within one sentence, ex. he went up the HILL, to visit the MILL |
| what is end rhyme? | rhyme at the end of two or more sentences in a row |
| what is repetition? | repeating of words or phrases throughout a poem |
| what is refrain? | a repeated line or stanza used throughout a poem |
| what is an onomatopoeia? | the use of a word whose sound suggests the meaning of the word |
| what is an oxymoron? | a contradiction in terms |
| what is symbolism? | something small used to represent something bigger |
| what is personification? | giving nonhuman things human like characteristics |
| what is hyperbole? | a huge exaggeration |
| what is irony? | a twist of fate |
