Poetry Vocabulary

Define the word alliteration.

• when two words end in the same sound

• a comparison using like or as

• the use of a repeated initial consonant (Sally sells seashells)

What is poetry?

• A made up story

• A type of writing that uses creative language

• A piece of writing that ALWAYS rhymes

What is a limerick poem?

• a fun, short poem with 5 lines

• a book

• a poem that does not rhyme

What is a stanza?

• a whole poem

• one line of a poem

• a paragraph in a poem

What is unique (or different) about free verse poetry?

• there is no set pattern of rhyming

• every single line needs to rhyme

• free verse poems can only be about nature

What is a simile?

• a poem that talks about two things

• a comparison between two things using the words "like" or "as"

• a comparison that does not use the words "like" or "as"

Define metaphor.

• creative writing

• a comparison of 2 unlike things NOT using the words "like" or "as"

• a paragraph in a poem

If two words rhyme they..

• have the same ending sound

• have the same starting sound

• are spelled the same