Elements of Poetry

Front

What is a metaphor?

Back

A figure of speech that compares two unlike things directly, without using 'like' or 'as'.

Front

What is the external rhyme scheme of the following lines: 'I do not like green eggs and ham. I do not like them, Sam-I-Am. I would not like them here or there. I would not like them anywhere.'?

Back

AABB

Front

What is onomatopoeia?

Back

A word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound that it describes (e.g., 'boom', 'buzz').

Front

What is personification?

Back

A literary device where human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts.

Front

What is the term for the narrator of a poem?

Back

Speaker

Front

What is an example of alliteration?

Back

The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words, such as 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'

Front

Define simile.

Back

A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

Front

What is imagery in poetry?

Back

Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates vivid mental pictures.

Front

What is the purpose of a stanza in a poem?

Back

A grouped set of lines in a poem, often separated by a space, that serves as a unit of thought or theme.

Front

What is a theme in poetry?

Back

The central idea or underlying message conveyed by the poem.