poetry

Question 1

define and give example of ALLITERATION

Answer 1

the repetition of similar constant sounds at the beginning of several words in a line of poetry
ex: so soft as slick silk

Question 2

define and give example of ASSONANCE

Answer 2

the repetition of vowel sounds in a line of poetry
ex; poetry is old,ancient, goes far back

Question 3

define and give example of CONSONANCE

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the repetition of constant sounds in the middle or end of several words in a line of poetry
ex: aLL the stoLen sLime was heLd

Question 4

define and give example of REPETITION

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the repeating of the same word or phrase in one or more lines of poetry
ex: all gone,gone,gone
no no no

Question 5

define and give example of REFRAIN

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when a word, or a group of words,is repeated regularly in a poem, usually at the end of each stanza

Question 6

define and give example of EUPHONY

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a combo of pleasent, agreeable sounds.
ex: who’s wood these are i think i know, his house is in the village though.

Question 7

define and give example of CACOPHONY

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a combo of harsh clashing sounds this is the SAME AS DISSONANCE
ex: his fingers cracked and pounded the door and his foot thumped against the disintegrated wood

Question 8

define and give example of ONOMATOPOEIA

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the use of a word whose sound suggests it’s meaning
ex: boom bang clang clash

Question 9

define and give example of METAPHOR

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a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things that are basically dissimilar
ex: hungry as a horse

Question 10

define and give example of EXTENDED METAPHOR

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the metaphor is extended throughout the entire poem

Question 11

define and give example of SIMILE

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a comparison made between two things using like or as
ex; ocean is as blue as the sky

Question 12

define and give example of PERSONIFICATION

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a figure of speech in which something non-human is given human qualities
ex: the sun kissed my skin

Question 13

define and give example of APOSTROPHE

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a figure of speech in which an inanimate object is addressed directly. usually preceded by “oh”
ex: oh book

Question 14

define and give example of RHYME SCHEME

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pattern of lines that rhyme with other lines in a poem or a stanza

Question 15

define and give example of HYPERBOLE

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a figure of speech using exaggeration or overstatement for spearfish effect
ex: that linebacker is as strong as a rhino
opp= understatement

Question 16

define SONNET

Answer 16

poem that has 14 lines

Question 17

define ALLUSION

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the reference to a person place or an event that the writer expects the reader to know about often a historical reference is used

Question 18

define COUPLET

Answer 18

two consecutive lines of rhymed poetry

Question 19

define FREE VERSE

Answer 19

verse written with no recognizable rhyme scheme syllable count or meter

Question 20

define LYRIC POEM

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poem unusually a short one which expressed a speakers personal thoughts or feelings

Question 21

define RHETORICAL DEVICES

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devices used in poetry that appeal to the ear that is they are designed to create a certain effect based on the way they sound

Question 22

define FIGURATIVE DEVICES

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the way they engage the mind is more important the opposite of literal language

Question 23

define COLLOQUIALISM

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using INFORMAL speech

Question 24

define OXYMORON

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a figure of speech that combines opposites or contradictory ideas or terms

Question 25

define CONNOTATION

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the set of associations that a word calls to mind. ex: most ppl rather buy modest fixer upper than an old broken down shack

Question 26

define DENOTATION

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the exact literal meaning of a word without any of the feeling or imagery associated through connotation “a house”

Question 27

define IDIOM

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an expression whose meaning cannot be derived from the words used in the expression

Question 28

define JUXTAPOSITION

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the arrangement of two or more ideas side by side for the purpose of comparison contrast or rhetorical effect

Question 29

define SYMBOL

Answer 29

any object person place or action that has a meaning in itself and that also stands for something larger than itself

Question 30

define PUN

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the use of a word or phrase to suggest more than one meaning