Poetry Terms

Question 1

Metapoetry

Answer 1

A poem about poetry.

Question 2

Diction

Answer 2

choice of words affects the tone of the poem.

Question 3

Repetition

Answer 3

When words are repeated for emphasis or rhythmic effect.

Question 4

Onomatopoeia

Answer 4

the sound of the word suggests its meaning (whisper, plop)

Question 5

Connotation

Answer 5

use of certain words to suggest meaning because of the feeling the word invokes.

Question 6

Free verse

Answer 6

Modern, unrhymed poetry initiated by Ezra Pound - Doesn’t follow traditional methods of poetry

Question 7

Enjambment

Answer 7

The rhythmical effect of running lines from one to the next without punctuation

Question 8

Imagery

Answer 8

use of descriptive language that appeals to the senses

Question 9

Rhetorical Question

Answer 9

a question is posed to encourage the reader to think, not answer

Question 10

Simile

Answer 10

Comparison using “like” or “as”

Question 11

Metaphor

Answer 11

Comparison between two unlike things and reveals an important message/truth.

Question 12

Paradox

Answer 12

An absurd or self-contradictory statement that when investigated may prove to be well-founded or true.

Question 13

Juxtaposition

Answer 13

Placing two ideas side by side for comparison

Question 14

Parallelism

Answer 14

The repetition within lines with similar, yet altered, words.

Question 15

Assonance

Answer 15

the repetition of the sound of a vowel

Question 16

Shift

Answer 16

When the tone of the poem change at the end to reveal the final message

Question 17

Symbolism

Answer 17

A noun that represents an idea.

Question 18

Rhyming Couplet

Answer 18

The last two lines of a sonnet that rhyme.

Question 19

Sonnet

Answer 19

Shakespearean or Elizabethan Sonnet - traditional sonnet developed in the 16C. A poem structured with 14 lines