Poetry Review

Front

What is the term for the emotions the reader feels while reading a poem?

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Mood

Front

What do we call the author's choice of words in a poem?

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Diction

Front

What is the overall feeling of a poem referred to as?

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Mood

Front

What is a comparison of two different things using 'like' or 'as' called?

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Simile

Front

Provide an example of personification.

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The trees danced in the wind.

Front

What literary device involves giving human characteristics to non-human things?

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Personification

Front

What is the term for the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words?

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Alliteration

Front

What is the term for a figure of speech that involves exaggeration for emphasis?

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Hyperbole

Front

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

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Motif

Front

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

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Theme