Middle School Poetry Terms

_____ is when a mental picture is created in the reader's mind.

A _____ is a short, 3-line poem, usually about nature. Comes from Japan.

Rhythm is created by stresses and unstressed syllables?

A chunk of text in a poem, similar to a paragraph in prose

_____ is an exaggeration used to emphasize something or make a point.

A _______ compares two things without using "like" or "as."

A single row of words in a poem

A _______ compares two things using "like" or "as."

A _____ poem does not follow any rules.

A _____ is a thing that represents itself and another idea.

_____ is the repetition of sounds at the ends of words.

_____ is the pattern of beats in a line of poetry.

A _____ poem tells a story and is usually longer than other poems.

_____ is when you repeat the same sound at the beginning of words. Rachel really reads rapidly.

Poetry that has no regular rhythm, meter, rhyme, or structure...

A _____ poem expression the emotions of the poem's speaker and focuses on a single topic.

_____ is when something not human is described as if it were human.