Poetry Introduction

What is a "meter"?

• When two or more words sound similar

• A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem

• A way to measure poetry, 2 syllables

• Pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

What is the syllable pattern for a Haiku poem?

• 7-5-7

• 5-7-5

• 3-5-7

• 3-7-3

A comparison using "like" or "as"

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Irony

What is a stanza?

• A paragraph

• Four lines

• Two lines

• A group of lines

How many lines is a "couplet"?

• 6

• 4

• 2

• 3

How many lines is a "Quatrain"

• 8

• 4

• 3

• 2

This is an example of a:

Off in the distance, a cowbell sounds,

and an old tomcat sits and frowns.

• End rhyme

• Internal rhyme

• Free rhyme

• Closed rhyme

A poem that is written about a person is called a ...

• Ode

• Free verse

• Bio Poem

• Haiku

Poetry is a specific literature format that is used to express ________________________, ________________________ and ________________________.

It uses different ________________________ (including rhyming and meter rules) and literary ________________________ (simile, metaphor, allusion, etc.) to evoke a ________________________ in the reader.