Poetry: Types, Devices, and Elements
1. __________________________A type of literature that expresses ideas, feelings, or tells a
story in a specific form (usually using lines and stanzas)
2. ________________- the appearance of the words on the page
3. ________________- a group of words together on one line of the poem
4. ________________ - a group of lines arranged together
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a. _________________
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a two line stanza
b. ________________
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a three line stanza
c. ________________
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a four line stanza
d. ________________
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a five line stanza
e. ________________
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a six line stanza
f. ________________
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a seven line stanza
g. _______________
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an eight line stanza
6. ________________ is the beat created by the sounds of the words in a poem and can be
created by meter, rhyme, alliteration and refrain.
7. _________________ is a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables and occurs when
the stressed and unstressed syllables of the words in a poem are arranged in a
repeating pattern.
8. __________________ words sound alike because they share the same ending vowel and
consonant sounds.
9. _______________________ is a pattern of rhyme (usually end rhyme, but not always).
Use the letters of the alphabet to represent sounds to be able to visually “see” the
pattern. (See next slide for an example.)
10. _____________________ is a sound, word, phrase or line repeated regularly in a poem.
Figurative Language
11. The opposite of literal language is _________________language. Figurative language
is language that means more than what it says on the surface.
It usually gives us a feeling about its subject.
12. ____________________use figurative language almost as frequently as literal language.
When you read poetry, you must be ____________________ of the difference. Otherwise, a
poem may make no sense at all.
“I’ve eaten so much I feel as if I could literally burst!”
13. In this case, the person is not using the word _________________ in its true meaning.
Literal means "exact" or "not exaggerated." By pretending that the statement is not
exaggerated, the person stresses how much he has eaten.
Literal language is language that means exactly what is said.
Most of the time, we use literal language.
14. What are the different types of figurative language?
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15. Language that appeals to the senses is called _______________________________
16. Write an example of imagery: _________________________________________________
17. Circle which sense is used in your example: sight, hearing, taste, touch, smell
18. A figure of speech which involves a direct comparison between two unlike
things, usually with the words like or as is called: ____________________________
19. Write an example of a simile______________________________________________________
20. What two things are being compared? ____________________ to a ___________________
21. A figure of speech which involves an implied comparison between two relatively
unlike things using a form of be. The comparison is not announced by like or as is
called: ________________________
22. Write an example of a metaphor: __________________________________________________
23. Repeated consonant sounds occurring at the beginning of words or within
words is called:__________________________________.
24. Write an example of alliteration: _____________________________________________
25. A figure of speech which gives the qualities of a person to an animal, an object, or
an idea is called: ____________________________
26. Write an example of personification: ____________________________
27. The use of words that mimic sounds is called: _____________________
28. Brainstorm some words that mimic sounds: _______________ __________________
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29. An exaggerated statement used to heighten effect. It is not used to mislead the
reader, but to emphasize a point. This is called: ________________________
30. Write an example of an hyperbole:
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
31. An _______________ is refers to a construction or expression in one language that
cannot be matched or directly translated word-for-word in another language.
Types of Poems
32. _____________________________ A short poem, usually written in first person point of
view, expresses an emotion or an idea or describes a scene, do not tell a story and
are often musical (Many of the poems we read will be lyrics.)
33. A Japanese poem written in three lines is called a __________________
This poem has:
Five Syllables
Seven Syllables
Five Syllables
Example:
An old silent pond . . .
A frog jumps into the pond.
Splash! Silence again.
34. A five line poem containing 22 syllables is called: ______________________
Two Syllables
Four Syllables
Six Syllables
Eight Syllables
Two Syllables
Example:
How frail
Above the bulk
Of crashing water hangs
Autumnal, evanescent, wan
The moon
35. A fourteen line poem with a specific rhyme scheme is called: ______________________
The poem is written in three quatrains and ends with a couplet.
The rhyme scheme is
abab cdcd efef gg
36. A poem that tells a story is called a ___________________________.
Generally longer than the lyric styles of poetry b/c the poet needs to establish
characters and a plot.
37. In ______________________ poems, the words are arranged to create a picture that
relates to the content of the poem.
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