Autumn - War Poetry Key Terms

Question 1

simile

Answer 1

comparing using like or as

Question 2

metaphor

Answer 2

a word applied to smth

Question 3

caesura

Answer 3

a break between words

Question 4

enjambment

Answer 4

to continue a sentence without punctuational pause

Question 5

extended metaphor

Answer 5

A metaphor that extends over lines

Question 6

personification

Answer 6

giving an inanimate human descriptions

Question 7

alliteration

Answer 7

2+ words with the same letter (or sound)

Question 8

rhyme scheme

Answer 8

a structure for rhyming

Question 9

rhythm

Answer 9

beat/pace of a poem

Question 10

repetition

Answer 10

repeating

Question 11

onomatopoeia

Answer 11

words to describe sound effects

Question 12

narrative voice

Answer 12

the perspective of the story

Question 13

propaganda

Answer 13

Misleading persuasive information

Question 14

jingoism

Answer 14

warlike extreme patriotism

Question 15

futility

Answer 15

pointlessness

Question 16

terror

Answer 16

extreme fear

Question 17

stanza

Answer 17

a verse

Question 18

verb

Answer 18

A doing word

Question 19

adjective

Answer 19

describing an object/noun

Question 20

patriotism

Answer 20

being patrionic, loyal to one’s country

Question 21

conflict

Answer 21

serious argument

Question 22

hyperbole

Answer 22

overexaggeration

Question 23

trenches

Answer 23

long narrow ditch

Question 24

volta, pivot

Answer 24

dramatic change (mood, tone)

Question 25

adverb

Answer 25

Describes a verb

Question 26

noun

Answer 26

Place or thing

Question 27

proper Noun

Answer 27

Named person, place or thing

Question 28

assonance

Answer 28

rhyming two or more stressed vowels