Poetry “Re-cap”Poems and Terms Review

What is poetry?A. An imaginative response to

experience.B. Rhyming sentences that poets use

to show their feelings and ideasC. Words that create mystery and

double meanings for their readers

True or False:1. Poets play with words, rhymes

and rhythms as they write.2. Poetry must rhyme.3. Poets uses a lot of imagery and

figurative language to appeal to their readers’ emotions.

Poems

A. Are like playsB. Are like storiesC. Use lines and stanzas

Images appeal to

A. our sense of emotionB. any one or more of the

five sensesC. our sense of color

To create an image, a poet only needs to use

A. A stanzaB. A single word or

phraseC. A complete sentence

Imagery stems from the poet’s

A. IntelligenceB. Own way of seeing the

worldC. Religious beliefs

Haikus have variations of all of the following except:

A. Syllable pattern of 5, 7, 5 or 17 syllables

B. An image of daily lifeC. Make reference to a seasonal

changeD. Discuss hardshipsE. A moment of enlightenment

“The moon is like a shiny fifty cent piece”

A. SimileB.Direct MetaphorC. Indirect MetaphorD.Inverted Word Order

“My mind is a disorganized filing cabinet”

A. SimileB. Direct MetaphorC. Indirect MetaphorD. Inverted Word Order

“The city sleeps peacefully once more”

A. SimileB. Direct MetaphorC. Indirect MetaphorD. Inverted Word Order

“Within my garden, rides a bird”

A. SimileB. Direct MetaphorC. Indirect MetaphorD. Inverted Word Order

2 consecutive rhyming lines of poetry

A. Free verseB. Blank verseC. End rhymeD. Couple

The division or separation of poetry; equal to one unit.

QuatrainCoupletStanzaRhyme scheme

“Shiny little stars search for a spot in the night’s sky”

A. End rhymeB. Internal rhymeC. AlliterationD. Couplet