#poetry terms

A grouped set of lines within a poem, also known as a poetic paragraph.

How many lines are in a sonnet?

Her eyes were shining like stars in the midnight sky.

A direct comparison between to unlike things, stating that one thing is the other.

"The summer sun was shining in the sky," is an example of.....

A direct comparison between two things using the words like or as.

"My backpack weighs a ton" is an example of...

The changing of sound or movement that follows a regular recurrence or a pattern in time.

This video provides an example of which poetic element?

An open form of poetry that does not use consistent meter, rhyme, or other musical patterns.

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The sharing of sounds between words.

The use of vivid language to generate ideas and evoke mental images using the five senses.

A form of poetry that tells a story using a narrator and characters.

When a word, clause, or phrase is repeated in order to make a point.

One of the primary elements that is shared between Shakespeare and Hip-Hop is...

Words that sound like their meaning, like pow, bang, or zip.

This poem is an example of...

A form of poetry that follows a rhyme scheme and is often used to express emotional feelings.

The water was an unbroken mirror.

Which of the following sayings can be attributed to Shakespeare?

A short, humorous poem, that follows an (AABBA) rhyme scheme.

William Shakespeare was a famous British author who wrote...

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A non-rhyming poem with three lines of five, seven, and five syllables, usually about nature.

A Haiku consists of how many lines?

This poem has 14 lines with ten syllables per line, and follows a specific rhyme pattern.

Repeated use of the same consonant sound at the beginning of several words in a line.

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