Poetry Characteristics

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What is a Line Break in poetry?

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A Line Break is when a sentence breaks and goes to the next line, usually to keep the rhythm of the poem.

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What is a Metaphor?

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A Metaphor is a figure of speech that describes something by saying it is something else, like 'My hands are cold ice!'.

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What is a Simile?

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A Simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as', such as 'Sue's been working like a dog.'.

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What is Imagery / Sensory Language?

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Imagery or Sensory Language uses descriptive words to create a picture in the reader's mind, like 'The mud felt slimy and cold between my toes.'.

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What is Meter in poetry?

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Meter is the basic rhythmic structure of a poem.

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What is Rhyme?

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Rhyme is the repetition of similar sounds in two or more words, often at the end of lines in poems.

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What is Alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words, like 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'.

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What is a Stanza?

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A Stanza is a group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph in prose.

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What is a Poem?

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A Poem is a piece of writing that expresses feelings, ideas, or tells a story in a specific form, often using rhythm and rhyme.

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What is a Theme in poetry?

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The Theme is the main idea or message that the poet wants to convey through the poem.