Poetry Terms

Which literary device involves giving human qualities to non-human things?

• Imagery

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

A 14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme and typically ten syllables per line is called a:

• Haiku

• Sonnet

• Monologue

• Extended Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

A Japanese poem with three lines of five, seven, and five syllables, often about nature, is a:

• Sonnet

• Haiku

• Monologue

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The emotional atmosphere created by a piece of writing is its:

• Tone

• Mood

• Theme

• Point of View

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The voice that speaks in a poem is the:

• Persona

• Speaker

• Author

• Character

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which of these is a comparison using "like" or "as"?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Extended Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The literal meaning of a word is its:

• Connotation

• Denotation

• Diction

• Rhythm

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

The rhythmic pattern of a line of poetry is its:

• Meter

• Rhythm

• Diction

• Tone

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

A long speech by one character in a play is a:

• Monologue

• Dialogue

• Soliloquy

• Aside

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The feeling or idea associated with a word, beyond its literal meaning, is its:

• Denotation

• Connotation

• Imagery

• Theme

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D