Intro to Poetry 1

What is the definition of poetry?

• A type of writing that uses language to express factual information.

• A collection of words that express an emotion or idea.

• A type of writing that uses language to express logical arguments.

• A type of writing that uses language to express imaginative and emotional qualities instead of or in addition to meaning.

Which of the following is a key element of poetry?

• Shape

• Form

• Size

• Color

What is a Haiku?

• A long narrative poem.

• A type of poetry that uses only one syllable words.

• A three-line Japanese poetic form with a specific syllable pattern.

• A type of poetry that follows a specific rhyme scheme.

What is a Sonnet?

• A type of poetry that uses only two lines.

• A short poem with no specific structure.

• A type of poetry that does not use any rhymes.

• A very structured fourteen-line poem with a specific rhyme structure and rhythm.

What is rhyme in poetry?

• The matching of sounds that are similar.

• The repetition of the initial letter or sound in two or more words in a line.

• The use of the same key word or phrase throughout a poem.

• The movement with uniform recurrence of a beat or accent.

What is alliteration in poetry?

• The repetition of the initial letter or sound in two or more words in a line.

• The matching of sounds that are similar.

• The use of the same key word or phrase throughout a poem.

• The movement with uniform recurrence of a beat or accent.

What is figurative language?

• The movement with uniform recurrence of a beat or accent.

• The matching of sounds that are similar.

• The repetition of the initial letter or sound in two or more words in a line.

• The use of words outside of their literal or usual meaning to add beauty or force.

What is a simile in poetry?

• The attempt to echo or imitate sounds with words.

• The strategy of giving animate qualities to abstract concepts.

• A direct, explicit comparison of one thing to another using 'like' or 'as'.

• An exaggeration.

What is personification in poetry?

• The strategy of giving animate qualities to abstract concepts, or inanimate things.

• A direct, explicit comparison of one thing to another using 'like' or 'as'.

• The attempt to echo or imitate sounds with words.

• An exaggeration.

What is hyperbole in poetry?

• The attempt to echo or imitate sounds with words.

• An exaggeration.

• A direct, explicit comparison of one thing to another using 'like' or 'as'.

• The strategy of giving animate qualities to abstract concepts, or inanimate things.