Poetry Vocab

Question 1

Rhyme Scheme

Answer 1

A pattern of lines of poetry where the final words rhyme with each other in the ending sound

Question 2

Stanza

Answer 2

Lines grouped together in a poem

Question 3

Couplet

Answer 3

Two lines of poetry next to each other that form a unit through rhyme or rhythm

Question 4

Free Verse

Answer 4

Poetry that does not have to follow any specific rules about rhyme, length of lines, number of lines, or rhythm

Question 5

Haiku

Answer 5

A Japanese poem that consists of three lines, has a strict number of syllables, and is typically about something in nature

Question 6

Limerick

Answer 6

A five line poem that follows the AABBA rhyme scheme that is typically funny

Question 7

Ballad

Answer 7

A poem that tells the story of a person or event following a set rhyme scheme and has a repeated line or stanza

Question 8

Slam Poetry

Answer 8

A form of poetry in which poets perform spoken word before a live audience

Question 9

Metaphor

Answer 9

A comparison of two unlike things without using like or as

Question 10

Simile

Answer 10

A comparison of two unlike things using like or as

Question 11

Personification

Answer 11

Giving human-like qualities to a non-human thing

Question 12

Symbolism

Answer 12

Something that is recognized to represent something else

Question 13

Repetition

Answer 13

Using the same word or words over and over again to emphasize the importance of or bring attention to a particular part

Question 14

Figurative language

Answer 14

A word or phrase that does not have its normal everyday, literal meaning

Question 15

Imagery

Answer 15

Details that appeal to the five senses