Poetry terms

Question 1

alliteration

Answer 1

repetition of initial consonant sounds at the beginning of words

Question 2

Analogy

Answer 2

a comparison of two or more objects that suggests if they are alike in certain ways

Question 3

Assonance

Answer 3

the repetition of vowel sounds

Question 4

Blank Verse

Answer 4

unrhymed iambic pentameter

Question 5

Cacophony

Answer 5

unpleasant sounds

Question 6

Connotation

Answer 6

an addition to its dictionary meaning

Question 7

Consonance

Answer 7

the repetition of consonant sounds

Question 8

Couplet

Answer 8

a rhymed pair of lines in a poem

Question 9

Denotation

Answer 9

the opposite of connotation; exact dictionary definition of the word

Question 10

Diction

Answer 10

word choice

Question 11

Euphony

Answer 11

pleasing sounds

Question 12

Free Verse

Answer 12

poetry without regular patterns of rhyme and rhythm

Question 13

Hyperbole

Answer 13

the truth is exaggerated for emphasis

Question 14

Imagery

Answer 14

words and phrases that appeal to the five senses

Question 15

Irony

Answer 15

a contrast between what is expected and what actually happens.

Question 16

Metaphor

Answer 16

comparison is made between two things that are essentially unalike but may have one quality in common

Question 17

Meter

Answer 17

rhythmical pattern in poetry determined by the number

Question 18

Mood

Answer 18

the feeling that a literary work conveys to readers

Question 19

Onomatopoeia

Answer 19

the use of words whose sound suggests their meaning

Question 20

Oxymoron

Answer 20

combines words or ideas

Question 21

Personification

Answer 21

where animals, ideas or inanimate objects are given human characteristics

Question 22

Rhyme Scheme

Answer 22

a regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem or stanza

Question 23

Simile

Answer 23

a figure of speech that compares to dissimilar things by using like or as

Question 24

Symbolism

Answer 24

the physical representation of an idea or a feeling