Word List: ono, nym, onym = word, name

1. Acronym – an abbreviation formed by combining the initial letters of words or parts of a series of words

2. Anonymous – not named or identified; done by someone unknown

3. Antonym – a word that means the opposite of another word

4. Eponym – a person for who something such as a city, building, or street has been named

5. Heteronym – one of two or more words that are spelled alike but have different meanings and pronunciations such as bass (voice ) and bass (fish)

6. Homonym – one of two or more words that are pronounced alike but have different spellings and meanings, such as isle and aisle

7. Onomatopoeia – the formation of words that imitate sounds associated with the objects or actions to which they refer

8. Oronym – a sting of words that sound the same as another string of words such as gray day and grade A

9. Pseudonym – false name; a fictitious name

10. Synonym – one of two or more words that have the same meaning

Bonus Words

11. Narrative Poetry – tells a story in verse

12. Concrete Poem – words arranged in a shape that reflects the subject of the poem

13. Haiku – Japanese verse formed with three lines. Line 1 has 5 syllables, line 2 has 7 syllables, and line 3 has 5 syllables

14. Limerick – short funny poem of five lines and a rhyme scheme of AABBA

15. Lyric – a poem, such as a sonnet or an ode that expresses the thoughts and feelings of the poet.

16. Ballad – a poem that tells a story similar to a folk tale or legend and often has a repeated refrain