5th Grade Poetry Unit

Front

What is a poetic device that tells a story with two different viewpoints?

Back

Parallel structure.

Front

What is the definition of repetition in poetry?

Back

The use of the same word, phrase, or line multiple times in a poem for emphasis or to create a pattern.

Front

What is the main characteristic of a villanelle?

Back

Repetition of lines.

Front

Which type of figurative language compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Simile.

Front

What is a cinquain poem?

Back

A five-line poem that follows a specific syllable pattern.

Front

What is a limerick?

Back

A humorous five-line poem with a specific rhythm and rhyme scheme (AABBA).

Front

What is a metaphor?

Back

A figure of speech that compares two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as.'

Front

What is personification?

Back

Giving human traits or characteristics to non-human things.

Front

What is the rhyme scheme of a sonnet?

Back

Typically ABABCDCDEFEFGG.

Front

What is alliteration?

Back

The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words.