Poetry 2022

Definition for Rhyme

• Sound words

• words that end in the same sound

• the pattern of rhymes

Definition for Repetition

• a comparison of two different things. Doesn't use like or as

• to repeat sounds, words, phrases, or whole lines in a poem

• the musical quality of a poem

Definition for Stanza

• a division in a poem named for the number of lines it contains: a group of lines

• the pattern of rhymes

• creates a picture in the reader's mind

It was July, and the sun

toasted the emerald grass

until it smelled of warmth

and green and life.

It was July, and my heart

soaked up the air warmth

until it sang of joy

and love and life.

How many lines in the poem above?

• This poem has 1 line

• This poem has 2 lines

• This poem has 4 lines

• This poem has 8 lines

It was July, and the sun

toasted the emerald grass

until it smelled of warmth

and green and life.

It was July, and my heart

soaked up the air warmth

until it sang of joy

and love and life.

How many stanzas in the poem above?

• This poem has 1 stanza

• This poem has 2 stanzas

• This poem has 4 stanzas

• This poem has 8 stanzas

________ means groups of lines, set off by a space?

• meter
• stanzas
• rhyme
• alliteration

_________ means the rhythm of the syllables in a line of poetry? 

• stanzas
• imagery
• meter
• simile

A group of lines in a poem?

• Theme

• Stanza

• Free Form

• Pattern

Compares one thing to another using the words LIKE or AS.

• metaphor

• metaphysics

• metallic

• simile

What is the meter of a haiku poem?

• 5..7..5
• 4..6..4