Poetry Unit Review

Buzz

occurs in the middle of a line of poetry.

words that happen to sound the same but are spelled differently or have different meanings

uses the sense of sound to create non-rhymed verse

When a comparison is made using is, was, are, or were.

His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy/There’s vomit on his sweater already

praises and glorifies its topic. 12 lines and the 2nd and 4th lines of each stanza rhyme.

Pairing two words that have opposite meanings.

a combination of poetic language arranged in the shape of the poem’s topic

The cloud hung light as a shroud

One of the big genres of poetry that tells or explains emotions and thoughts without a story

Fake Facts

I see your face stoic as stone, Void of of emotion, not a trace of one

a made up word

non-rhymed poem with 3 lines; 5 syllables then 7 syllables in the second line, and 5 syllables

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

the repetition of the consonants at the beginning of words or syllables

Because the FCC won’t let me be or let me be me so let me see

Mary merrily made marmalade minced milk.

form of poetry that has no specific set of rules

a humorous poem that must follow an AABBA rhyme schem

his poem is 14 lines long and is structured as follows: quatrain, quatrain, quatrain, couplet

when a word is written to represent the way it sounds

Poetry is any form of ____that is used to express emotion, imagination, details, or a story.

dictionary definition

known as sensory detail. Uses words to describe how an object appeals to the senses

a FIVE lined poem that must follow a specific pattern

A reference to another literary work that brings a deeper meaning to a work of literature.

One of the big genres of poetry that tells a story

Poetry always rhymes

All poetry is deep and meaningful

The sky is like a dark blanket hugging the horizon of the earth.

words that look the same but are pronounced differently.

Poems are to essays as ___ are to paragraphs

a TWO line poem that rhymes

song-like poems, set to music, that tell a story and have a strong use of rhythm and rhyme

See the power of the sun,The life vein for man’s son

The water was smooth glass.

a diamond shaped poem that follows a specific pattern

When a comparison is made using like or as

the repetition of the consonants at the end of words or syllables

a FOUR line poem that can be rhymed or unrhymed

slang or emotional definition

Walk and talk through the cornstalks and refuse to balk.

the repetition of the vowel sound in a word

an object or concept that represents a different idea, object or concept.

only shares a vowel or consonant sound and is not a perfect rhyme. (partial rhyme)