Poetry words

Question 1

the reversal of the normal word order in a entrance or phrase

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inversion

Question 2

poetic and rhetorical device in which normally unassociated ideas words or phrases are placed next to one another

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juxtaposition

Question 3

a form of understatement reverse of hyperbole

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litotes

Question 4

a poem that does not tell a story but expresses the personal feeling or though of the speaker

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lyric poem

Question 5

a figure of speech that makes a comparison without using like or as

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metaphor

Question 6

does not state explicitly the two terms of comparison

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implied metaphor

Question 7

a metaphor that is extended or developed as far as the writer want to take it

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extended metaphor

Question 8

a comparison is used so often it is no longer in use

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dead metaphor

Question 9

a metaphor that has gotten out of control

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mixed metaphor

Question 10

an atmospher created by a writers diction

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mood

Question 11

sound words

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onomatopoeia

Question 12

comparing two complete opposites

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oxymoron

Question 13

a statement that appears self contradictory that it reveals the truth

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paradox

Question 14

the repetition of words or phrases that have similar grammatical structures

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parallel structure

Question 15

a work that makes fun of another’s work

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parody

Question 16

a figure of speech that gives and object human like features

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personification

Question 17

a play on words

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pun

Question 18

a poem consisting of four lines

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quatrain

Question 19

a word phrase or line or group of line that is repeated throughout the poem

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refrain

Question 20

rise and fall of the voice

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rhythm

Question 21

a question that asked for an effort not needing an answer

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rhetorical question

Question 22

in general a story in which an idealized hero or heroine undertakes a quest and i successful

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romance

Question 23

a type of writing that ridicules the shortcomings of people to bring about change

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satire

Question 24

a figure of speech that compared two thinks using like or as

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simile

Question 25

a long speech made by a character in a play while no other characters are on stage

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soliloquy

Question 26

a distinctive way in which a writer uses language

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style

Question 27

a person place or think or event that has meaning its self

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symbol

Question 28

the attitude a writer takes toward the subject

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tone