Poetry Lingo

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What is the term for the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words?

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Alliteration

Front

What is a brief reference to a real or fictional person, event, place, or work of art called?

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Allusion

Front

What do we call the repetition of vowel sounds in a chunk of text?

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Assonance

Front

What is the measured arrangement of sounds/beats in a poem, including the poet’s placement of emphasis and the number of syllables per line?

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Meter

Front

What is a story or narrative in poetic form known as?

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Ballad

Front

What is the term for a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

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Simile

Front

What is a figure of speech that involves an exaggeration for emphasis or effect?

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Hyperbole

Front

What is the term for a recurring theme or idea in a literary work?

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Motif

Front

What do we call the emotional atmosphere or feeling conveyed by a poem?

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Mood

Front

What is the term for the main idea or underlying meaning of a poem?

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Theme