Poetry Vocab- Devices

Question 0

Consonance

Answer 0

Common type if near rhyme that consists of identical consonant sounds preceded by different vowel sounds: home, same

Question 1

Alliteration

Answer 1

Repetition of the same consonant sounds in a sequence of words, usually at the beginnings of a word or stressed syllable

Question 2

Assonance

Answer 2

Repetition of internal vowel sounds in nearby words that do not end the same

Question 3

Imagery

Answer 3

Word use that paints pictures in readers’ minds

Question 4

Mood

Answer 4

The way the setting affects the readers and characters

Question 5

Tone

Answer 5

How the AUTHOR feels about his characters and subject

Question 6

Allusion

Answer 6

Reference to another literary work, person, place, or time

Question 7

Onomatopoeia

Answer 7

A word or combination of words that resemble specific sounds

Question 8

Archetype

Answer 8

Term used to describe universal symbols that evoke deep and sometimes unconscious responses in a reader. Common literary archetypes include stories of quests, initiations, descents to the underworlds, and ascents to heaven

Question 9

Speaker

Answer 9

The voice used by an author to tell a story or speak a poem. The speaker is often created identity and should not automatically be equated with the author’s self