Poetry Terminology

Which term refers to the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of consecutive lines to give emphasis and strengthen the tone?

• Connotation

• Anaphora

• Irony

• Metaphor

Which term describes a comparison using 'like' or 'as'?

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Simile

Which term refers to a figure of speech in which an object or animal is given humanistic qualities, feelings, or thoughts?

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Irony

Which term describes a comparison WITHOUT using 'like' or 'as'?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Allusion

• Allegory

Match the following terms with their definitions.

• the repetition of consonant sounds within words

• consonance

• the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words

• alliteration

• when the meaning of the word is reflected in its sound

• onomatopoeia

• the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem

• assonance

• the repetition of vowel sounds within words

• rhyme scheme

Which poetry term refers to a group of lines arranged together in a poem?

• a)  Poet

• b)  Speaker

• c)  Stanza

• d)  Lines

Which word means a fixed number of lines of verse (poetry) forming a unit of a poem?

• diamante

• free verse

• acrostic

• stanza

What is the attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character called?

• Imagery

• Mood

• Motif

• Tone

What is the term for something that stands for something else without losing its original identity?

• Mood

• Tone

• Theme

• Symbol

What literary device involves the use of contradictory words in a phrase?

• Oxymoron

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia