Poetry Review

A piece of writing that has the nature of both speech and song.

“Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall"

A group of lines forming the basic section in a poem; a verse.

"Leave not my love as you have left, The broken hearts of yesterday"

The general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, or situation.

What type of poem has 5 lines and follows a 2-4-6-8-2 syllable format?

What type of poem lists items of a common theme?

"They fought like cats and dogs."

The action of repeating consonant or vowel sounds.

A comparison without using like or as.

A comparison using "like" or "as".

"The old man took the handful of dust, and sifted it through his fingers."

“Bob brought the box of bricks to the basement.”

"Lightning danced across the sky."

What type of poem has three lines and follows a 5-7-5 syllable format?

"Her tears were a river flowing down her cheeks."

Colorful, visually descriptive or figurative language , especially in a literary work.

Expressing the writer's emotions, usually briefly and in stanzas or recognized forms.

The giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea.

Repetition of sounds at the end of words.