Poetry

Giving human-like characteristics to nonhuman things

What can you find in the following sentence? This place is like a Garden of Eden.

Type of poem that follows no set pattern of rhyme or rhythm

Descriptive writing that appeals to any of our five senses

The word sounds like the sound of the thing it describes: murmur, drizzle, thump, whoosh, oink

Suddenly the room was filled with a deafening silence.

“Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears.” Ears is a:

Using an object in literature to represent a big idea, like a white dove representing innocence

What is the imagery found in this line: Does it sag like a heavy load?

Poetry is....

words that are used within a poem repeatedly to express a certain point

The windchill slapped me in the face while I walked to school is an example of

His temper was a roaring lion is an example of...

True or False: The speaker of a poem is the author

comparing two things WITHOUT using LIKE or AS is called

What is the imagery in this line: Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?

An exaggerated statement

Her eyes are as sparkly as diamonds.

True or False: All poems rhyme

“The little buried mole continues blind/Why flesh that mirror Him must someday die…” Flesh is:

Type of poem that used to be sung using a lyre

True or False: Poetry is always written in complete sentences.

The title of a poem...

Type of poem that tells a story

Her eyes staring back at me were dark pieces of coal, I could see that she was truly sad is a

In "check out my brand new set of wheels" wheels is a:

On the beautiful summer night, the trees danced in the breeze is an example of ...

a unit of language into which a poem (or play) is divided

He texted me a million times is an example of

Several lines grouped together in a poem

The cat on the mat sat with the bat is an example of

comparing two things using like or as

Type of poetry that is meant to be performed