E3 1.5 Poetry Terms Examples

Front

Rhyme

Back

The cat wore a hat.

Front

Rhyme scheme

Back

Roses are red

Violets are blue

Sugar is sweet

And so are you

(ABCB).

Front

Meter

Back

Shall I comPARE thee TO a SUMmer's DAY?

Front

Prose

Back

I walked into the store to buy milk, but I ended up wandering the aisles for twenty minutes instead.

Front

Couplet

Back

The sun is high, the sky is blue The day is bright, and so are you.

Front

Stanza of 4 lines

Back

The trees sway softly in the breeze, Their shadows dancing on the ground, A bird calls out from high above, And silence answers back the sound.

Front

Allusion

Back

He met her and thought he had found his Juliet.

Front

Alliteration

Back

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

Front

Onomatopoeia

Back

The fire crackled and the bacon sizzled in the pan while the dog woofed outside.