6th Grade Poetry Review

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What is personification?

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Personification is a literary device where human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts. Example: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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What is a narrative poem?

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A narrative poem is a type of poem that tells a story, often with characters and a plot.

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'Her smile was as bright as the sun.'

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'Time is a thief.'

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia refers to words that imitate the natural sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to. Example: 'buzz', 'bang', 'sizzle'.

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words. Example: 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'

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What is a haiku?

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A haiku is a traditional form of Japanese poetry that consists of three lines with a syllable pattern of 5-7-5.

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What is a limerick?

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A limerick is a humorous poem consisting of five lines with a specific rhythm and rhyme scheme (AABBA).

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What is imagery in poetry?

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Imagery is the use of descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates vivid pictures in the reader's mind.

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What is a stanza?

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A stanza is a grouped set of lines in a poem, often separated by a space from other stanzas.