What is a sonnet?
A poem with 14 lines of iambic pentameter and a set rhyme scheme.
What is a haiku?
a Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in 3 lines of 5, 7, and 5, with images of the nature throughout.
What is a free verse poem?
poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular rhythm.
What is an acrostic poem?
a poem in which the first letter of each line spells out a word, name, or phrase.
What is a ballad?
a poem or song that tells a story, often with a focus on a dramatic or emotional event
What is the definition of tone?
How the author has written their feelings or attitude toward the subject matter.
What are syllables?
the smallest unit of spoken language that can be uttered in a single, uninterrupted sound.
What is a rhyme scheme?
a repetition of similar sounds in two or more words at the end of the line in poems.
What is rhyme?
a repetition of similar sounds in two or more words that make the beat in a poem.
What is enjambment?
the continuation of a sentence or phrase from one line to the next without punctuation
What are truncated sentences?
a shortened sentence with missing words, often for a casual or concise effect
What is the definition of ellipses?
3 dots that show an absence of words for certain effect.
What is repetition in poetry?
A word or phrase that is repeated in the poem.
What is hyperbole?
Over exaggerating in a poem for effect.
