Fig. Lang. And Poetic Terms

Question 0

A reference to a famous person, place, event or other work of literature

Answer 0

Allusion

Question 1

The repetition of consonant sounds at beginnings of words

Answer 1

Alliteration

Question 2

An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally

Answer 2

Hyperbole

Question 3

A comparison that does not use comparing words

Answer 3

Metaphor

Question 4

A comparison that uses comparing words

Answer 4

Simile

Question 5

The giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea

Answer 5

Personification

Question 6

When words use sounds to suggest meaning

Answer 6

Onomatopoeia

Question 7

Repetition of similar sounds:

Two forms

Answer 7

Rhyme

Question 8

Pattern of syllables in poetry. Can cause poem

To have regular or irregular beat

Answer 8

Rhythm

Question 9

The repeated use of a sound, word, phrase, line etc.

Answer 9

Repetition

Question 10

Person, place, object, or action that stands for something outside of itself

Answer 10

Symbol

Question 11

Message about life or human nature. Many times this must be inferred by reader, must be applied to all

Answer 11

Theme

Question 12

Words and phrases that appear to the readers senses

Answer 12

Imagery

Question 13

The arrangement of words and lines on a page

Answer 13

Form

Question 14

Ordinary form or spoken and written language that does not have to possess regular rhyme pattern in poetry

Answer 14

Prose

Question 15

A group of lines in poetry

Answer 15

Stanza

Question 16

Poetry tells a story and includes characters setting and plot

Answer 16

Narrative poetry

Question 17

Poetry with no regular pattern of rhyme, rhythm, or line length

Answer 17

Free verse