1. Poetry Jeopardy
World Literature

2. Categories
Types A Types B Devices A Devices B Devices C
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3. The art of expressing one's thoughts in verse
Poetry Types A 100
The art of expressing one's thoughts in verse

4. Poetry Types A 100
Poetry
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5. Poetry Types A 200
An unrhymed Japanese verse consisting of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables (5, 7, 5) or 17 syllables in all.

6. Poetry Types A 200
Haiku
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7. Poetry Types A 300
A poem consisting of 14 lines with a particular rhyme scheme, for example, abab, cdcd, efef, gg.

8. Poetry Types A 300
Sonnet
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9. Poetry written without a regular rhyme, rhythm, and form
Poetry Types A 400
Poetry written without a regular rhyme, rhythm, and form

10. Poetry Types A 400
Free Verse
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11. Poetry Types A 500
The first letter of each line spells a word, usually using the same words as in the title.

12. Poetry Types A 500
Acrostic
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13. Poetry Types A 600
A brief poem inscribed on a tombstone praising a deceased person, usually with rhyming lines

14. Poetry Types A 600
Epitaph
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15. Poetry Types B 100
A 5-line poem that is structured by the syllables in each line:5, 7, 5, 7, 7

16. Poetry Types B 100
Tanka
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17. A Poem praising and glorifying a person, place, or thing.
Poetry Types B 200
A Poem praising and glorifying a person, place, or thing.

18. Poetry Types B 200
Ode
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19. Poetry Types B 300
A narrative poem, often of folk origin and intended to be sung, consisting of simple stanzas and usually having a refrain

20. Poetry Types B 300
Ballad
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21. A five line poem whimsical poem. The rhyme scheme must be AABBA
Poetry Types B 400
A five line poem whimsical poem. The rhyme scheme must be AABBA

22. Poetry Types B 400
Limerick
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23. Poetry Types B 500
An irregular form of poetry in which the content free of traditional rules of versification, (freedom from fixed meter or rhyme). In moving from line to line, the poet's main consideration is where to insert line breaks. Some ways of doing this include breaking the line where there is a natural pause or at a point of suspense for the reader.

24. Poetry Types B 500
Free Verse
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25. Poetry Types B 600
A short, usually unrhymed poem consisting of twenty-two syllables distributed as 2, 4, 6, 8, 2, in five lines

26. Poetry Types B 600
Cinquain
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27. Feeling that a poem creates in the reader
Poetic Devices A 100
Feeling that a poem creates in the reader

28. Poetic Devices A 100
Mood
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29. Words that end with the same sound
Poetic Devices A 200
Words that end with the same sound

30. Poetic Devices A 200
Rhyme
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31. Poetic Devices A 300
Pattern of beats or a series of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem

32. Poetic Devices A 300
Rhythm
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33. These are often organized into stanzas
Poetic Devices A 400
These are often organized into stanzas

34. Poetic Devices A 400
Lines
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35. Comparison between 2 things using the words "like" or "as"
Poetic Devices A 500
Comparison between 2 things using the words "like" or "as"

36. Poetic Devices A 500
Simile
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37. Poetic Devices A 600
Repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of several words or sentences or a line in poetry

38. Poetic Devices A 600
Alliteration
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39. Something that stands for something more than just itself
Poetic Devices B 100
Something that stands for something more than just itself

40. Poetic Devices B 100
Symbol
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41. Attitude a writer takes toward the subject or audience of a poem
Poetic Devices B 200
Attitude a writer takes toward the subject or audience of a poem

42. Poetic Devices B 200
Tone
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43. Use of words that sound like the noises they describe
Poetic Devices B 300
Use of words that sound like the noises they describe

44. Poetic Devices B 300
Onomatopoeia
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45. Poetic Devices B 400
Type of figure of speech that give human qualities to animals, objects, or ideas

46. Poetic Devices B 400
Personification
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47. An everyday saying that doesn’t mean what the words say
Poetic Devices B 500
An everyday saying that doesn’t mean what the words say

48. Poetic Devices B 500
Idiom
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49. Languages that appeals to the 5 senses
Poetic Devices C 100
Languages that appeals to the 5 senses

50. Poetic Devices C 100
Imagery
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51. A specific pattern of rhymes in a poem
Poetic Devices C 200
A specific pattern of rhymes in a poem

52. Poetic Devices C 200
Rhyme Scheme
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53. Poetic Devices C 300
A group of lines

54. Poetic Devices C 300
Stanzas
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55. Describe something as larger or wildly different than it actually is
Poetic Devices C 400
Describe something as larger or wildly different than it actually is

56. Poetic Devices C 400
Exaggeration
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57. Poetic Devices C 500
Direct comparison between 2 things where the poet describes a thing or a person as if it actually were the other thing or person

58. Poetic Devices C 500
Metaphor
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