Poetry Vocabulary

Poetry Vocabulary

Idiom​

Phrase with hidden meaning

Alliteration​

Repetition of the same beginning sound.

Hyperbole​

An exaggeration​

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of alliteration?

• It's raining cats and dogs.

• Sally sells seashells by the seashore.

• He drives 1,000 miles per hour!

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of an idiom?

• It's raining cats and dogs.

• Sally sells seashells by the seashore.

• He drives 1,000 miles per hour!

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of an hyperbole?

• It's raining cats and dogs.

• Sally sells seashells by the seashore.

• He drives 1,000 miles per hour!

Line​

A single line in a poem

Stanza​

The pargraph in a poem

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of a line?

• Mary, Mary,

  quite contrary,

  how does your garden grow?

• How does your garden grow?

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of a stanza?

• Mary, Mary,

  quite contrary,

  how does your garden grow?

• How does your garden grow?

Metaphor​

Comparison by saying one thing IS another

Repetition​

One or two words or phrases that are repeated to show urgency or importance

Onomatopoeia​

The imitation of sounds in word form

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of a metaphor?

• Rice Krispies: Snap, Crackle, Pop!

• "Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!"

• The dancer was a graceful eagle taking flight.

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of an onomatopoeia?

• Rice Krispies: Snap, Crackle, Pop!

• "Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!"

• The dancer was a graceful eagle taking flight.

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of repetition?

• Rice Krispies: Snap, Crackle, Pop!

• "Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!"

• The dancer was a graceful eagle taking flight.

Rhyme

Words that have the same ending sound

Sensory Details

Describing using the five senses

Simile

Comparison using the words "like" or "as"

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of a rhyme?

• He was as brave as a lion.

• The smell of rich chocolate cake filled the air.

• Mary, Mary,

  quite contrary,

  how does your garden grow?

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of a simile?

• He was as brave as a lion.

• The smell of rich chocolate cake filled the air.

• Mary, Mary,

  quite contrary,

  how does your garden grow?

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of a sensory detail?

• He was as brave as a lion.

• The smell of rich chocolate cake filled the air.

• Mary, Mary,

  quite contrary,

  how does your garden grow?