writing techniques

Question 1

alliteration

Answer 1

repetition of sounds at the start of words

Question 2

consonance

Answer 2

repetition of consonants within words

Question 3

form

Answer 3

the standard plan of a poem

Question 4

rhyme scheme

Answer 4

ordered pattern of rhymes

Question 5

half (imperfect) rhyme

Answer 5

The ends of two words that have similarities in sound but do not completely rhyme

Question 6

onomatopaeia

Answer 6

words that resemble the sound it denotes

Question 7

caesura

Answer 7

a pause near the middle of a line with a dash

Question 8

blank verse

Answer 8

a verse without rhyme

Question 9

end stopped line

Answer 9

a line that ends with a definitive punctuation mark

Question 10

allusion

Answer 10

reference to another artists work

Question 11

refrain

Answer 11

a recurring phrase or line (especially at the end of stanzas)

Question 12

alliteration

Answer 12

repetition of sounds at the start of words

Question 13

symbolism

Answer 13

something represented or typified that’s agreed on by a general consensus

Question 14

syllable

Answer 14

a unit of pronunciation of part of a word

Question 15

pov

Answer 15

the sensibility which informs the poem

Question 16

tone

Answer 16

the attitude of the persona towards the person addressed

Question 17

connotation

Answer 17

implied or suggested meaning

Question 18

denotation

Answer 18

literal meaning

Question 19

syntax

Answer 19

writer’s arrangement of words

Question 20

diction

Answer 20

writers choice of words

Question 21

Italian sonnet (petrarchan)

Answer 21

An octave (8 lines) rhyming, then a sestet (6 lines) rhyming

Question 22

english sonnet (shakespearean)

Answer 22

Tree quatrains of four lines each concluded with a couplet (ababcdcdefefgg)

Question 23

octave

Answer 23

8 lines

Question 24

register

Answer 24

the degree of formality of language in a poem

Question 25

juxtaposition

Answer 25

putting things side by side for effect

Question 26

poetic licence

Answer 26

manipulating or extending the “truth” or “facts” for effect

Question 27

Internal rhyme

Answer 27

rhyme occurring mid sentence

Question 28

eye rhyme

Answer 28

looks like it should rhyme but doesn’t

Question 29

simile

Answer 29

directly comparing one thing to another to show common feature

Question 30

metaphor

Answer 30

compares two things, substituting one for another

Question 31

hyperbole

Answer 31

deliberate exaggeration used for effect

Question 32

figure of speech

Answer 32

word or phrase that deviates from literal language

Question 33

speaker (persona)

Answer 33

the “i” in a poem, like a first person narrator, not necessarily the poet

Question 34

quatrain

Answer 34

4 lines

Question 35

triplet ( tercet)

Answer 35

3 lines

Question 36

atmosphere

Answer 36

general feel of the poem and what emotions it elicits

Question 37

assonance

Answer 37

repetition of vowel sounds within words

Question 38

Alphabetical code for noting a rhyme scheme;

Answer 38

“Form” is a model, a standard plan

Question 39

understatement

Answer 39

To represent something as much less than it actually is

Question 40

personification

Answer 40

Attributing human qualities to things or concepts

Question 41

structure

Answer 41

the form of a poem

Question 42

stanza

Answer 42

group of lines forming a verse

Question 43

couplet

Answer 43

2 rhyming lines

Question 44

semicolon

Answer 44

punctuation indicating a pause longer than a colon

Question 45

apostrophe

Answer 45

Punctuation mark normally showing possession

Question 46

comma

Answer 46

Punctuation indicating pause mid sentence

Question 47

Sonnet;

Answer 47

14 lines, regular rhyme scheme and rhythm of stressed and unstressed syllables