poetry vocab

Question 1

Stanza

Answer 1

A group of lines in a poem

Question 2

rhyme scheme

Answer 2

A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem

Question 3

Imagery

Answer 3

Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)

Question 4

Alliteration

Answer 4

the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

Question 5

Simile

Answer 5

A comparison using “like” or “as”

Question 6

Personification

Answer 6

A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes

Question 7

Onomatopoeia

Answer 7

A word that imitates the sound it represents.

Question 8

Assonance

Answer 8

Repetition of vowel sounds

Question 9

Consonance

Answer 9

Repetition of a consonant sound within two or more words in close proximity.

Question 10

Metaphor

Answer 10

A comparison without using like or as

Question 11

tone

Answer 11

Attitude a poet takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character

Question 12

mood

Answer 12

Feeling or atmosphere that a poet creates for the reader

Question 13

Hyperbole

Answer 13

extreme exaggeration

Question 14

speaker

Answer 14

the voice of the poem

Question 15

Rhythm

Answer 15

A strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound.

Question 16

Symbol

Answer 16

A thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract.

Question 17

Diction

Answer 17

word choice

Question 18

Enjambment

Answer 18

A run-on line of poetry in which logical and grammatical sense carries over from one line into the next.

Question 19

Juxtaposition

Answer 19

Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts

Question 20

Syntax

Answer 20

Sentence structure