What do iambic and trochaic refer to in a poem?
Meter
What is an example of a narrative poem about a failed military event?
"Charge of the Light Brigade"
"That news is a freight train runnin' up all through your life." What figure of speech is this?
Metaphor
A STANZA is...
...lines of poetry, grouped together. Poem "paragraphs"
What famous American poet wrote about snowy woods?
Robert Frost
Words or expressions used out of their ordinary meaning in order to be more beautiful or forceful are known, very generally, as...
...FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
"The song taunts me like a wrestler strutting into the arena to fight" is an example of WHICH figure of speech?
Simile
An OXYMORON is being used when...
...two contradictory terms appear side by side
FREE VERSE is...
...poetry that does not rhyme or follow a set beat
How many syllables in a haiku?
17
Who was a famous writer of sonnets?
Shakespeare
What figure of speech is being used here? We are ready to write a new chapter for our lives.
Metaphor
A SIMILE is...
..a statement which compares two dissimilar objects using comparing words such as "like, as or than."
The PERSONA in a poem is (think of the boy in "A Narrow Fellow in the Grass.'
...the person speaking in the poem
What are some examples of famous epic poems in history?
The Iliad, The Odyssey, Beowulf, The Divine Comedy
The pattern of words with the same ending sounds in a poem is called...
...the RHYME SCHEME
What is the name of the poem we read about irregular things having value?
"Pied Beauty"
Which poetic device is used here? Fred phoned Phil about the filthy flippers he found on the floor.
Alliteration
Pentameter has how many "feet" of iambs or trochees?
5
Saying that a non-human object has human qualities or abilities is...
...PERSONIFICATION
Which example of figurative language is used here: "seriously funny?"
Oxymoron
Which poetic device is being used here? "To compose a country committed to all cultures, colors, characters and conditions of man..."
Alliteration
Referring to an historical event or another work of literature or art is an...
ALLUSION
"Word Pictures" or language that appeals to a reader's senses is known as...
...IMAGERY
Words that imitate the sounds they identify are known as...
...ONOMATOPOEIA
Language that means the opposite of what it states.
IRONY
When a poet tries to emphasize an idea by exaggerating, s/he is using...
...HYPERBOLE
Which figure of speech is being used here? "We've braved the belly of the beast; we've learned that quiet isn't always peace"
Metaphor
When a line of poetry has several words that begin with the same sound...
...ALLITERATION
Who wrote "The Raven?"
Edgar Allen Poe
Who Wrote "A Narrow Fellow in the Grass?"
Emily Dickinson