Poetic Devices

Question 1

Stanza

Answer 1

Verses (paragraphs). Introduces a new thought about a subject.

Question 2

Rhyming Schemes

Answer 2

If a poem has a rhyming scheme, it can be identified using the letters of the alphabet.

Question 3

Poetry Styles

Answer 3

Limerick (A rhyming poem with the pattern of a, a, b, b, a)
Acrostic (the first letter of each line spells out a word)
Free Verse (no structure of rhyming scheme)
Dream Time (explores Australian identity and its landscape)
Disapproval (written to show disapproval about a serious issue)

Question 4

Assonance

Answer 4

Assonance is the repetition of a vowel sound within a series of words.

Question 5

Alliteration

Answer 5

Alliteration is the repetition of a consonant sound, usually for emphasis humour and to create an image for the reader. It can also create rhythm in a poem.

Question 6

Iambic pentameter

Answer 6

a line of verse with five metrical feet, each consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable, for example Two households, both alike in dignity.

Question 7

Repetition

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Rhyme

Answer 8

correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, especially when these are used at the ends of lines of poetry.

Question 9

Hyperbole

Answer 9

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

Question 10

Metaphor

Answer 10

a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

Question 11

Extended metaphor

Answer 11

The term extended metaphor refers to a comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph or lines in a poem. It is often comprised of more than one sentence and sometimes consists of a full paragraph.

Question 12

Simile

Answer 12

a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g. as brave as a lion).

Question 13

Onomatopoeia

Answer 13

the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named.

Question 14

Symbolism

Answer 14

the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.

Question 15

Personification

Answer 15

the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.