Poetic Devices

Question 1

Assonance

Answer 1

in poetry, the repetition of the sound of a vowel

Question 2

Consonance

Answer 2

Consonance is a stylistic literary device identified by the repetition of identical or similar consonants in neighboring words whose vowel sounds are different.

Question 3

Alliteration

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Alliteration is the conspicuous repetition of initial consonant sounds of nearby words in a phrase, often used as a literary device. Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore

Question 4

Sibilance

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Sibilance is a hissing sound that’s created as a result of the letter “s” or other letter combinations.

Question 5

Repetition

Answer 5

the action of repeating something that has already been said or written

Question 6

Rhyme (end)

Question 7

Rhyme (internal)

Question 8

Blank verse

Answer 8

verse without rhyme, especially that which uses iambic pentameter.

Question 9

iambic pentameter

Answer 9

What Does Iambic Pentameter Sound Like? The simplest example of iambic verse is a human heartbeat, which is a small beat followed by a larger beat: da-DUM.

Question 10

caesura

Answer 10

t may be expressed by a comma (, ), a tick, or two lines, either slashed or upright.

Question 11

rhyme scheme

Answer 11

the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse.

Question 12

elegy

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a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.

Question 13

limerick

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A limerick is a form of verse, usually humorous and frequently rude, in five-line

Question 14

sonnet

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A sonnet is a poetic form that originated in the poetry composed

Question 15

epic

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An epic poem, or simply an epic, is a lengthy narrative poem typically about the extraordinary deeds of extraordinary characters who, in dealings with gods or other superhuman forces, gave shape to the mortal universe for their descendants.

Question 16

ode

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a lyric poem in the form of an address to a particular subject, often elevated in style or manner and written in varied or irregular meter.

Question 17

connotation

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an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

Question 18

denotation

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the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests.

Question 19

pastoral

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A pastoral poem explores the fantasy of withdrawing from modern life to live in an idyllic rural setting

Question 20

free verse

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poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter.