Poetry And Figurative Language Terms

Question 1

FORM

Answer 1

Structure, rhythm, and rhyme

Question 2

Stanza

Answer 2

A group of lines forming the basic metrical unit of a poem; a “paragraph” of poetry

Question 3

Couplet

Answer 3

Two lines of poetry that rhyme with each other

Question 4

Quatrain

Answer 4

Four lines of poetry with the same rhythm/rhyme scheme

Question 5

Rhythm

Answer 5

Varying speed, intensity, and pitch of a speech

Question 6

Meter

Answer 6

The measured, patterned arrangement of syllables according to stress and length

Question 7

Foot

Answer 7

One unit of words composed of syllables organized into a sound pattern

Question 8

iamb

Answer 8

A rhythmic pattern of one unstressed and one stressed syllable; sounds like a heartbeat

Question 9

Free verse

Answer 9

Poetry that has no regular rhyme or rhythm pattern

Question 10

Blank verse

Answer 10

Poetry that has no rhyme scheme but that does have the rhythm scheme of iambic pentameter

Question 11

CONTENT

Answer 11

Imagery, symbolism, figurative language, and sound devices

Question 12

Images

Answer 12

Concrete or literal descriptions of a sensory experience; taste, feel, smell, sound, appearance

Question 13

Symbol

Answer 13

Something which stands for or represents something else, usually an abstract idea

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Allusion

Answer 14

A figure of speech making casual reference to a famous literary or historical figure/event

Question 15

Apostrophe

Answer 15

Direct address, usually of a personified object idea, someone not present, or the reader

Question 16

Metaphor

Answer 16

A direct comparison of two unlike things for effect, usually using a “to be” verb

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Simile

Answer 17

A comparison of two unlike things using the words “like” or “as”

Question 18

Personification

Answer 18

Giving human characteristics to non-human objects or ideas

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Hyperbole

Answer 19

Exaggeration for effect

Question 20

Onomatopoeia

Answer 20

A word that produces an audio effect, sounding much like whatever the word references

Question 21

Alliteration

Answer 21

Repetition of a single sound, especially at the beginning of the word

Question 22

Assonance

Answer 22

Repetition of a vowel sound for effect

Question 23

Consonance

Answer 23

Repetition of a consonant sound for effect

Question 24

Denotation

Answer 24

The literal dictionary meaning of a word

Question 25

Connotation

Answer 25

The emotion/underlying meaning evoked by a word, such as how it makes you feel or what you associate with it rather than the literal meaning