POETRY! POETRY! POETRY!

Several lines grouped together in a poem

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

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

Poetry uses these instead of paragraphs:

Descriptive writing that appeals to any of our five senses

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

Giving human-like characteristics to nonhuman things

Her eyes are as sparkly as diamonds.

comparing two things WITHOUT using LIKE or AS is called

The theme of a work of literature is defined as

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

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

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

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

Type of poem that tells a story

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

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

comparing two unlike things using like or as

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

True or False: All poems rhyme

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