Poetry

Question 1

Abstract

Answer 1

Language that expresses an idea or quality

Question 2

Allusion

Answer 2

An indirect reference to history, literature, myth, or sacred text

Question 3

Concrete

Answer 3

Language that appeals to the senses

Question 4

Dramatic Poetry

Answer 4

poem that presents the voice of an imaginary character speaking directly

Question 5

Lyric

Answer 5

Short poem expressing the thoughts and feelings of a single speaker

Question 6

Metaphor

Answer 6

A direct comparison- He is a lame duck; you should muzzle your mouth; her tongue shoots daggers

Question 7

Narrative Poetry

Answer 7

Poem that presents a story

Question 8

Onomatopoeia

Answer 8

a word that imitates a sound- bu, bu, won, meow, meow

Question 9

Paradox

Answer 9

A seeming contradiction that points to a deeper meaning

Question 10

Persona

Answer 10

The created voice

Question 11

Simile

Answer 11

a comparison using like or as

Question 12

Subject

Answer 12

The topic of a poem

Question 13

Theme

Answer 13

The central idea of a poem- what the poem is saying about the subject

Question 14

Tone

Answer 14

Attitude toward the subject

Question 15

Verse

Answer 15

Any composition in lines of more or less regular rhythm