POETRY! POETRY! POETRY!

He texted me a million times is an example of

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

True or False: All poems rhyme

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

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

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

The theme of a work of literature is defined as

comparing two things WITHOUT using LIKE or AS is called

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

Type of poetry that is meant to be performed

Giving human-like characteristics to nonhuman things

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

The smallest single part of a poem

When two or more words have the same ending sound, it is called this

Type of poem that tells a story

Descriptive writing that appeals to any of our five senses

comparing two unlike things using like or as

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

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

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

Her eyes are as sparkly as diamonds.

An exaggerated statement

Type of poem that used to be sung using a lyre

The sound of the word is like the sound of the thing it is describing: pop, boom, crash...

Several lines grouped together in a poem

Poetry is....

Crash, ZOINK, MOO, BOOM, and POP are examples of...

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

Poetry uses these instead of paragraphs:

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

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

One theme of "Dream Deferred" by Langston Hughes is