poetry

Question 1

repeating the same sound at the beginning of words

tongue twister

Answer 1

alliteration

Question 2

reference to something outside the text

Hercules

Answer 2

allusion

Question 3

direct address to an inanimate object or absent person

I defy you stars

Answer 3

apostrophe

Question 4

overused word or phrase that has lost its original emphasis

think outside the box

Answer 4

cliche

Question 5

implied meaning of a word

cool meaning interesting

Answer 5

connotation

Question 6

repetition of constanant sounds within words close together

her bird chirped

Answer 6

consonance

Question 7

definition of a word

cool meaning cold

Answer 7

denotation

Question 8

contradictory words side by side

Answer 8

oxymoron

Question 9

statement that could be contradictory but could be true

Answer 9

paradox

Question 10

play on words that sound similar

Answer 10

pun

Question 11

using a part to represent a whole

Answer 11

synecdoche

Question 12

rondel

Answer 12

2 quatrains followed by a quintet or sestet

Question 13

villanelle

Answer 13

19 lines

Question 14

how many feet are in a line

Answer 14

diameter
trimester
tetra meter 
pentameter
hexameter
sestameter
heptameter
octameter

Question 15

didactic

Answer 15

preachy language meant to teach of a lesson

Question 16

epigram

Answer 16

a short witty poem

Question 17

epitaph

Answer 17

poem written on a gravestone

Question 18

exposition

Answer 18

the introductory material which sets the tone setting and characters and necessary facts

Question 19

fable

Answer 19

a story where beasts behave like humans

Question 20

farce

Answer 20

a totally ridiculous comedy

Question 21

idiom

Answer 21

an old expression which the words mean something other than their literal meaning

Question 22

syntax

Answer 22

grammatical order of words

Question 23

grammatical order of words

Answer 23

syntax

Question 24

types of imagery

Answer 24

smell-olfactory
sound-auditory
touch-tactile
taste-gustatory 
sight-visual

Question 25

ethos pathos logos

Answer 25

ethics emotions logic

Question 26

ethics emotions logos

Answer 26

ethos pathos logos

Question 27

archaic language

Answer 27

language from the past expressions that aren’t used anymore

Question 28

expressions no longer used

Answer 28

archaic language

Question 29

apostrophe

Answer 29

direct address of an inanimate object, abstract qualities, or a person who is dead or not present

Question 30

euphemism

Answer 30

a polite way of saying something unpleasant

Question 31

opposite of cacophony

Answer 31

euphemism

Question 32

walking running hopping

Answer 32

parallel structure

Question 33

parallel structure

Answer 33

the phrases or clauses that balance each other in likeness or meaning and or length

Question 34

paradox

Answer 34

a phrase that appears contradictory but could be true

Question 35

phrase that seems contradictory but could be true

Answer 35

paradox

Question 36

allusion

Answer 36

reference to something outside of the poem

Question 37

reference to something outside the poem

Answer 37

allusion

Question 38

types of allusions

Answer 38

biblical
historical
classical -mythology
topical - current events

Question 39

cacophony

Answer 39

harsh sounding words

Question 40

harsh sounding words

Answer 40

cacophony

Question 41

consonance

Answer 41

repetition of consonant sounds

Question 42

epiphany

Answer 42

moment of self realization or great truth

Question 43

moment of self revelation or great truth

Answer 43

epiphany

Question 44

juxtaposition

Answer 44

two things being place closed together with contrasting effect

Question 45

parts of a sonnet

Answer 45

octave -first 8 lines
Volta- the turn the ninth line
sestet- last 6 lines of a sonnet

Question 46

caesura

Answer 46

a pause for a beat in the rhythm often indicated by a line break or punctuation

Question 47

a pause for a beat in the rhythm- indicated by a line break or punctuation

Answer 47

caesura

Question 48

poem

Answer 48

a work of literature that attempts to communicate an aesthetic experience or statement that cannot be fully paraphrased in prose

Question 49

didactic

Answer 49

language used to impart a lesson

Question 50

colloquial

Answer 50

slang

Question 51

slang

Answer 51

colloquial

Question 52

epitaph

Answer 52

short poem on a grave stone

Question 53

short poem on a gravestone

Answer 53

epitaph

Question 54

jargon

Answer 54

language used by a particular group

Question 55

language used by a particular group

Answer 55

jargon

Question 56

saying

Answer 56

idiom

Question 57

idiom

Answer 57

saying

Question 58

ode

Answer 58

poem expressing loft emotion about a noun

Question 59

loft feelings for a noun

Answer 59

ode

Question 60

pastoral

Answer 60

country livin

Question 61

country livin

Answer 61

pastoral

Question 62

synecdoche

Answer 62

part that represents the whole

Question 63

part that represents the whole

Answer 63

synecdoche