Poetry Terms

Question 1

enjambment

Answer 1

• when a phrase/clause/sentence spills over onto the next line as opposed to finishing at the line break
• keeps ideas moving forward
• used to soften a rhyme
• jarring effect

Question 2

meter

Answer 2

• rhythmic pattern created by stressed/unstressed syllables

- used to direct focus as certain words

Question 3

internal rhyme

Answer 3

rhyme in the middle of a line

Question 4

alliteration

Answer 4

• 2+ adjacent/nearby words that begin with the same sound

- used to draw attention to certain sections

Question 5

allusion

Answer 5

applied/indirect reference to something

Question 6

hyperbole

Answer 6

exaggerated claim that is not meant to be taken literally

Question 7

metaphor

Answer 7

• figure of speach

- makes a implied comparison btwn 2 things that are diff from each other but share common characteristics

Question 8

metonymy

Answer 8

replacing the name of one thing for the name of something else w/ which it is closely associated

Question 9

personification

Answer 9

the designation of human qualities to something that is not human

Question 10

pun

Answer 10

humourous use of a word to suggest multiple meanings

Question 11

assonance

Answer 11

repetition of a similar vowel sound

Question 12

consonance

Answer 12

repetition of a similar consonant sound

Question 13

simile

Answer 13

• figure of speech
• compares 2 unlike things in order to draw attenition to a similarity btwn the 2
• direct comparison using “like”, “as”, “than”

Question 14

synecdoche

Answer 14

when a part is used to rep a whole