Poetry Terms

Why do poets use repetition?

• To create a sing song effect to the poem.
• To make you get an image in your head.
• To create suspense in poetry.
• emphasize a feeling or idea, create rhythm, and/or develop a sense of urgency.

What is the use of words to create pictures in your mind, appealing to the five senses?

• stanza
• onomatopoeia
• optical illusion
• imagery

What are words or phrases repeated throughout the poem?

• rhyme scheme
• rhythm
• repetition
• rhyme

What are words that imitate sounds?

• onomatopoeia
• personification
• simile
• synonyms

What is poetry that does not follow specific rules, styles, or formats, such as rhyming or patterns?

• lyrical
• free verse
• alliteration
• cinquain

What is a comparison of unlike things using "like" or "as"?

• personification
• verse
• metaphor
• simile

What is the repetition (more than twice) of beginning consonant sounds in a poem?

• rhyme 
• repetition
• alliteration
• homophones

What is a stanza?

• A line
• A grouping of lines
• A poem
• A title

Which is an example of "alliteration?"

• Sam slowly slips on the slide.
• I went to the store.
• The Cat in the Hat
• Who is the king of the classroom?

Which is an example of "onomatopoeia?"

• NO!
• Go.
• Swish!
• Stop