Poetry Review

Which poem has 3 lines. The first line has 5 syllables, the second has 7, and the third line has 5 syllables.

• limerick

• ballad

• haiku

• cinquain

A group of related lines in a poem.

• alliteration

• stanza

• imagery

• rhyme

The comparison of two things that are not really alike by using the words like or as. (Ex. Her eyes sparkled like diamonds.)

• metaphor

• repetition

• personification

• simile

The repetition of the same beginning sound, usually a consonant, in a phrase or line of poetry.

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• imagery

• personification

The author's use of descriptive words to create pictures in the reader's mind.

• personification

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

• imagery

A sound device in which a word makes the sound. (Ex.crash, bang, click, quack)

• personification

• rhyme

• onomatopoeia

• poem

An expression of ideas or feeling in words, usually having a form, rhythm, and rhyme.

• poetry

• novel

• biography

• interview

Makes non-human things seem human.

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• personification

• imagery

A poem with 5 lines that describes a person, place, or thing.

• Haiku

• sonnet

• cinquain

• limerick

Sally sells seashells by the seashore. This is an example of ___.

• Hyperbole

• personification

• alliteration

• theme