poetry review

What type of poem: a fourteen-line poem written in iambic pentameter, employing one of several rhyme schemes, and adhering to a tightly structured thematic organization

• Sonnet

• Free verse

• Ode

• Haiku

What type of poem: A lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form that expresses an exalted or enthusiastic emotion.

• Sonnet

• Free verse

• Ode

• Haiku

What type of poem: a formal type of poetry which expresses personal emotions or feelings, typically spoken in the first person

• Sonnet

• Free verse

• Lyric Poem

• Epic poem

what type of poem: It does not use consistent meter patterns, rhyme, or any musical pattern. It thus tends to follow the rhythm of natural speech.

• Sonnet

• Ode

• Lyrical

• Free Verse

Which poet have we not discussed?

• Virgina Wolf

• Dylan Thomas

• Shakespeare

• Maya Angelou

How many syllables are in the line: I went to the store

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

What does the S stand for in S.W.I.F.T.T

• Student

• Speaker

• Stance

• Style

What type of figurative language: After Thanksgiving dinner, the entire family sprawled on the floor like a pod of beached whales.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

What type of figurative language: Life is a cherished possession, death is an inevitable loss

• Personficaiton

• Simile

• Metaphor

• None

What type of figurative language: My alarm clock yells at me to get out of bed every morning.

• Simile

• Personficaiton

• Metaphor

• None