3101 Poetry Terms

1. Sections (paragraphs) of a poem are called

• Stanzas

• Rhyme

• Lines

A word that imitates the natural sound of something is called

• alliteration

• internal rhyme

• onomatopoeia

The use of the same sound to start several words in a row is called

• alliteration

• internal rhyme

• onomatopoeia

When two or more words within a line or verse of a poem rhyme...

• alliteration

• internal rhyme

• onomatopoeia

The use of words that have repetition of similar vowel sounds but are not rhyming words is called

• Theme

• Assonance

• Onomatopoeia

When a writer describes an object as if it were a person

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

A comparison using like or as

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

A direct comparison that states one thing is another.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

Quirky sayings and expressions specific to a language

• Idiom

• Personification

• Hyperbole

The lesson or message of a literary work is called...

• Theme

• Mood

• Tone