1. What is rhyme? Words that sound alike Words that do not sound alike
In spring of youth it was my lot To haunt of the wide world a spot
MeterRhyme Scheme 2. A pattern of accented and unaccented syllables in lines of poetry
U / U / I’m hap pi est when most a way
RhymeAlliteration 3. The repetition of similar ending sounds
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PersonificationOnomatopoeia 4. Applying human qualities to non-human things
Fear knocked on the door. Faith answered. There was no one there. - Proverb
AlliterationRhyme 5. The repetition of beginning consonant sounds
Sara’s seven sisters slept soundly in sand.
NarrativeLyrical 6. A poem that tells a story with plot, setting, and characters
Narrative Poems rely on character and conflict to drive the poem forward. This is very similar to fiction - the best stories require good an interesting conflict to hold our attention, and a conflict is only relevant as it affects the life of our plucky protagonist.
Free VerseLyrical 7. A poem with no meter or rhyme
LyricalNarrative 8. A poem that generally has meter and rhyme
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth.
OnomatopoeiaRhyme 9. Using words or letters to imitate sounds
A poem with 2 line stanzas A poem with 4 line stanzas 10. What is a couplet?
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