| Rhyme Time | ||
| #1 | The repetition of accented vowel sounds and all sounds following them in words that are close together in a poem | Rhyme |
| #2 | Rhymes at the end of lines | End Rhyme |
| #3 | Rhyme that occurs within one line or verse of poetry | Internal Rhyme |
| #4 | Lines of poetry that rhyme in pairs | Couplet |
| #5 | A pattern of rhymes used in one verse, usually indicated by letters | Rhyme Scheme |
| We got the Beat | ||
| #1 | A musical quality produced by the repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables. | Rhythm |
| #2 | A generally regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry | Meter |
| #3 | a metrical foot containing one stressed and one unstressed | Iamb |
| #4 | means 5 meters | pentameter |
| #5 | A line of poetry that contains five iambs | Iambic Pentameter |
| Pure Poetry | ||
| #1 | language that appeals to the senses, creates pictures in the reader's mind | Imagery |
| #2 | Speech that makes a comparison and is not literally true | Figurative Language |
| #3 | A comparsion of two things using the words like, as, resembles, or than | Simile |
| #4 | compares two things using the word is | Direct Metaphor |
| #5 | suggests a comparison between two things without using any key words | Implied Metaphor |
| Fun with Poetry | ||
| #1 | A nonhuman thing or quality is talked about as if it were human | personification |
| #2 | The use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests it's meaning | onomatopoeia |
| #3 | repetition of the same consonant sounds in words that are close together in a poem | alliteration |
| #4 | repetition of similar vowel sounds followed by different consonant sounds | assonance |
| #5 | example: 'The city sleeps peacefully.' | Implied metaphor |
| Forms of Poetry | ||
| #1 | Poetry that does not tell a story but aims only at expressing a speaker's emotions or thoughts | Lyric |
| #2 | a song that tells a story | ballad |
| #3 | a long story told in poetry which relates the great deeds of a larger-than-life hero who embodies the values of a particular society | epic |
| #4 | Poetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme. | Free Verse |
| #5 | Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter | Blank Verse |
| Final Question | |
| 'They sit at the bar and put bread in my jar' is an example of which poetry term? Name it and explain it. | Implied metaphor - comparing money to braed because everyone needs both bread and money to survive. |