poetry terms

Question 1

alliteration

Answer 1

two close words with the same initial letter

Question 2

allusion

Answer 2

a reference to a historical, mythic or literary person, place, event or movement

Question 3

ambiguity

Answer 3

a phrase or word which may have multiple meanings

Question 4

ambivalence

Answer 4

mixed feelings or ideas about an idea or person

Question 5

assonance

Answer 5

resemblance of vowels between close words

Question 6

asyndetic

Answer 6

a list without conjunctions

Question 7

biblical allusion

Answer 7

reference to the bible, or religious texts

Question 8

caesura

Answer 8

a break in a sentence/line using punctuation

Question 9

colloquial language

Answer 9

informal language

Question 10

consonance

Answer 10

repetition of similar constants in close words

Question 11

cyclical structure

Answer 11

when a text begins and ends with the same idea, place, feeling or person

Question 12

dialogue

Answer 12

a conversation or phrase

Question 13

dramatic irony

Answer 13

occurs when the audience knows something the characters dont

Question 14

dramatic monologue

Answer 14

a poem in the form of speech or narrative of an individual character

Question 15

dynamic verbs

Answer 15

a verb used to indicate a progressive action, process or sensation

Question 16

end stop

Answer 16

a pause at the end of a line

Question 17

enjambment

Answer 17

a line of poetry flows onto the next line with no break

Question 18

foreshadowing

Answer 18

a warning or indication of future events

Question 19

hyperbole

Answer 19

exaggerated statements or claims which are not meant to be taken literally

Question 20

idiom

Answer 20

a phrase or expression which presents a figurative, non-literal meaning

Question 21

irony

Answer 21

expressing a specific meaning by using contrasting language

Question 22

juxtaposition

Answer 22

two words or phrases which contrast in meaning

Question 23

metaphor

Answer 23

direct comparison

Question 24

octects

Answer 24

a verse of poetry with eight lines

Question 25

onomatopoeia

Answer 25

sound of a word represents the noise

Question 26

oxymoron

Answer 26

figure of speech that brings together contrasting words

Question 27

parody

Answer 27

an imitation of another style of work, or genre, that relies on deliberate exaggeration to achieve a satirical effect

Question 28

pathetic fallacy

Answer 28

weather reflects the mood of a character

Question 29

personification

Answer 29

objects are given human qualities

Question 30

quatrian

Answer 30

verse consisting of four lines

Question 31

repetition

Answer 31

using the same word or phrase multiple times

Question 32

rhyming couplet

Answer 32

two lines that rhyme

Question 33

semantic field

Answer 33

words relating to a certain word/subject/feeling

Question 34

sibilance

Answer 34

repetition of ‘s’ sounds

Question 35

simile

Answer 35

comparison using ‘like’ or ‘as’

Question 36

symbolism

Answer 36

the repetition of symbols to get a point across

Question 37

syndetic

Answer 37

a list with conjunctions

Question 38

tercet

Answer 38

verse consisting of three lines