Word for Word - Poetry

Poetry is...

• writing that is musical and artistic in nature.

• writing that expresses feelings.

• a style of writing with few rules.

• all of the options mentioned.

A group of lines placed together to create a poem is called a...

• stanza

• paragraph

• form

• poem

When two or more words have the same ending sound, it is called...

• scheme

• rhyme

• alliteration

• repetition

Her eyes are as sparkly as a diamond is a(n)...

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

Words that are used within a poem repeatedly to express a certain point.

• Rhyme

• Repetition

• Stanza

• Alliteration

When two things are compared WITHOUT using LIKE or AS we call it a(n)...

• metaphor

• simile

• alliteration

• stanza

On the beautiful summer night, the trees danced in the breeze is an example of ...

• alliteration

• personification

• rhyme

• stanza

"Sally sells sea shells by the seashore" is an example of...

• paradox

• stanza

• alliteration

• syncopation

What is an acrostic poem?

• A five line poem with a specific pattern.

• A unit of verse consisting of two lines that usually rhyme.

• A poem in the shape of someone's name.

• A poem in which the first letters of each line form a word or message related to the subject.

This type of poem is a three-line poem about a single moment, made up of three unrhymed lines with an alternating pattern of syllables: five in the first and third lines, seven in the second line. 

• Haiku

• Diamante

• Shape

• Acrostic