Types of Poetry

Type of poem containing 2 lines in a row that usually rhyme and have the same rhythm

Fiction is literature that describes imaginary events and people.

Basic meaning or dictionary definition

Nonfiction is writing that is about real events and people.

A comparison of two very different things not using like or as

A stanza with four lines

A direct comparison of two things using like or as

Any expressive use of language in which words are used in other than their literal sense.

A poem written in first person that expresses the writer's emotions

Words used by the writer that help the reader connect with the text using their five senses

An author's purpose for writing could be to...

A division of four or more lines having a fixed length, meter, or rhyming scheme.

A division within a poem that includes a group of words in a single row

A humorous 5-line poem with the rhyme scheme aabba

The smallest unit of sound in a word

A type of narrative poem (usually passed along orally) that tells a story. Performed as a song.

An exaggerated statement used to emphasize something

Giving human quality to a thing, an animal, or an idea

Poetry is...

A poem that contains story elements (such as character, setting, plot, conflict, and climax)

The poem's attitude or mood

A long narrative that details the heroic acts of a person who shows courage and bravery.

A three-line poem written in 5/7/5 syllable count.

The repetition of similar sounding words at the end of lines in a poem

A stanza made up of eight lines

The use of words and figurative language that helps readers create mental pictures by describing things in great detail

A stanza made up of six lines