Poetry Vocabulary

When two or more words have the same ending sound, it is called

• scheme

• rhyme

• alliteration

• repetition

words that are used within a poem repeatedly to express a certain point

• rhyme

• repetition

• stanza

• alliteration

comparing two things WITHOUT using LIKE or AS is called

• metaphor

• simile

• alliteration

• stanza

On the beautiful summer night, the trees danced in the breeze is an example of ...

• alliteration

• personification

• rhyme

• stanza

Several lines grouped together in a poem

• line

• stanza

• poetry

• repetition

Type of poetry that is meant to be performed

• slam poetry

• free verse poetry

Descriptive writing that appeals to any of our five senses

• repetition

• simile

• metaphor

• imagery

What is an acrostic poem?

• a poem in which words are spelled out through the first letter of each line.

• a poem that is as much as a piece of visual art made with words as it is a work of poetry.

• a fourteen-line poem written in one stanza, traditionally in iambic pentameter and it must have a formal rhyme scheme.

• a lyric poem that praises or celebrates on event, person, or a thing.

How to analyze the rhyme scheme of a poem?

• Look to the last sound in each line.

• Look to the first sound in each line.

• Look for the same word in each line.

• Look at your friend's answer.

Drag & drop the correct options to complete the definition.

Theme: ​the ​ (a)   or ​ (b)   that an author expresses in a poem about the subject.

• message
• idea
• feelings
• actions
• keyword