Poetry Terminology: EXAM

Question 1

Alliteration

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Repetition of similar consonant sounds ex. Lovely lion

Question 2

Assonance

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Repetition of vowel sounds in a line of poetry
Ex. I like ice cream pies

Question 3

Consonance

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Repetition of consonant sounds in middle or end of several words
Ex. Mike likes his new bike

Question 4

Repetition

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Repeating of same word/phrase

Question 5

Refrain

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When a word/group of words is repeated regularly
Ex. Jump back honey, jump back

Question 6

Euphony

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Combination of pleasant agreeable sounds
Ex. I hear a silent whistle of a bird swooshing through

Question 7

Cacophony

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Combination of harsh, clashing sounds, same as dissonance
Ex. The car cracked and screeched to a impeding halt

Question 8

Onomatopoeia

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Use of a word who’s sound suggests it’s meaning
Ex. Click, jingle, screech, drumming

Question 9

Metaphor

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Figure of speech that makes a comparison between 2 things that are basically dissimilar
Ex. My dad has a heart of gold

Question 10

Extended metaphor

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Metaphor is extending throughout entire poem

Question 11

Simile

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A comparison made using “like” or “as”
Ex. Shes pretty like a flower

Question 12

Personification

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Figure of speech in which something non-human is given human qualities
Ex. The sun kissed me

Question 13

Apostrophe

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A figure of speech in which an inanimate object is addressed directly

Question 14

Rhyme scheme

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Ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of lines of a poem/verse
Ex. I have a pet dog,
Although I think he’s a frog

Question 15

Hyperbole

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Figure of speech using exaggeration or overstatement for a desired effect
Ex. He’s running faster than the wind

Question 16

Sonnet

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14 line poem, usually Shakespearean or Italian

Question 17

Allusion

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Reference to a person, place or event that writer expects reader to know about
Ex. His heart was 2 sizes too small

Question 18

Couplet

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2 consecutive lines of rhymed poetry
Ex. She was a little tense
The letter made no sense

Question 19

Free verse

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Verse written with no recognizable rhyme scheme

Question 20

Lyric poem

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Poem that expresses a speakers personal thoughts/feelings

Question 21

Rhetorical devices

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Devices used in poetry that appeal to the ear, used to create effect based on how they sound

Question 22

Figurative devices

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Pleasing to ear like rhetorical devices, but are more engaging to the mind

Question 23

Colloquialism

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Informal speech
Ex. Dawg, bro

Question 24

Oxymoron

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Figure of speech that combines opposites or contradictory ideas/terms
Ex. Alone together

Question 25

Connotation

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Set of associations that a word calls to mind
Ex. Stench, smell, aroma, scent, odor

Question 26

Denotation

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Exact, literal meaning of a word without any feeling/imagery associated
Ex. She was cold

Question 27

Idiom

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Expression who’s meaning cannot be derived from words used in the expression
Ex. Piece of cake

Question 28

Juxtaposition

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Arrangement of 2 or more ideas side-by-side for the purpose of comparison, contrast or rhetorical effect
Ex. You’re making a mountain out of a molehill

Question 29

Symbol

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Any object, person, place, or action that has meaning in itself and stands for something larger than itself
Ex. Rose = love

Question 30

Pun

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Use of a word/phrase to suggest more than 1 meaning
Ex. This whiteboard is remarkable