Poetry Terms

Question 1

Alliteration

Answer 1

repetition of an initial consonant sound

Question 2

Consonance

Answer 2

Repetition of consonant sound, could be at beginning, middle or end of a word

Question 3

Allusion

Answer 3

A brief reference to mythology, religion or history

Question 4

Apostrophe

Answer 4

Speaking to a person or an abstract idea as though it were there

Question 5

Assonance

Answer 5

Repetition of the same vowel sound

Question 6

Hyperbole

Answer 6

Exaggeration to achieve an effort

Question 7

Metaphor

Answer 7

A comparison between two things that does not use “like” or “as” or “than”

Question 8

Metonymy

Answer 8

When an object is described by what it does

Question 9

Onomatopoeia

Answer 9

The use of words that are spelt like the sound they make ex: pow

Question 10

Oxymoron

Answer 10

Two words that are side-by-side but mean different things

Question 11

Personification

Answer 11

When human characteristics are attributed to non-human things

Question 12

Paradox

Answer 12

Words/phrases in a sentence in which contradict each other to themselves

Question 13

Pun

Answer 13

Play on words

Question 14

Simile

Answer 14

Comparing things while using “like” or “as” and “than”

Question 15

Synecdoche

Answer 15

A part or something that is used to me in the whole thing example I bought new threads. I have a set of hot new wheels, all hands on deck.

Question 16

Euphony

Answer 16

The quality of being pleasing to the air, especially through a harmonious combination of words

Question 17

Cacophony

Answer 17

Not pleasant to the ear

Question 18

Juxtaposition

Answer 18

The idea of placing two things together so we can see the contrast between them

Question 19

Euphemism

Answer 19

The substitution of a mild or pleasant expression for one that is too strong or unpleasant example: “darn” instead of “damn”