Poetry and Literary Devices

Haiku

• A poem with 4 lines and a rhyme scheme

• A poem consisting of 3 lines with syllables 5/7/5, usually about nature

• A narrative poem that tells a story

• A poem that is written in free verse without a specific structure

Limerick

• 5 lines, rhymes on line 1-2-5 and 3-4, silly

• 4 lines, follows an AABB rhyme scheme, serious

• 6 lines, rhymes on line 1-3 and 2-4, humorous

• 5 lines, no specific rhyme scheme, narrative

Idiom

• A phrase that has a different meaning than what is being said

• A type of metaphor used in poetry

• A grammatical structure in a sentence

• A synonym for a common word

Free Verse

• Rhymes consistently and follows a strict meter

• Does not rhyme, tells a story

• Is a type of sonnet

• Follows a specific rhyme scheme

Alliteration

• The repetition of vowel sounds.

• The consonant sound repeated.

• A figure of speech that compares two unlike things.

• The use of exaggerated statements or claims.

Personification

• Giving human-like qualities to something that is not human

• A literary device that uses exaggeration for emphasis

• A technique that involves comparing two unlike things

• A method of creating vivid imagery through detailed descriptions

Onomatopoeia

• A word that imitates the sound it represents

• A type of figurative language

• A word that describes a feeling

• A word that has multiple meanings

Rhyme Verse

• Has a distinct rhyming pattern

• Is written in free verse

• Contains no rhyme at all

• Is always a sonnet

Metaphor

• A figure of speech that exaggerates for emphasis

• Compares two unlike things by saying one is the other

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• A statement that contradicts itself

Hyperbole

• A type of metaphor

• An exaggeration that cannot be true

• A form of understatement

• A literary device that uses irony