Poetry Flashcards
1
Q
Metaphor
A
Compares two things
2
Q
Simile
A
Compares things with like or as
3
Q
Onomatopoeia
A
Sound device
4
Q
Allusion
A
Brief reference to a person
5
Q
Connotation
A
Emotional suggestion to a word
6
Q
Denotation
A
Meaning of a word
7
Q
Lines
A
Poetry written in lines
8
Q
Stanza
A
Group of lines
9
Q
Assonance
A
Repetition
10
Q
Anthology
A
Collection
11
Q
Personification
A
Gives characteristics to inanimate objects
12
Q
Hyperbole
A
Exaggeration
13
Q
Alliteration
A
Repetition os sounds or letters
14
Q
Symbolism
A
Words, different meanings