Poetry Term Review

Type of figurative language in which a non-human subject is given human characteristics.

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

• Personification

What is the group of lines in a poem called?

• chapter

• foot

• header

• stanza

What is the correct term for the following definition? When two or more words close to one another repeat the same vowel sound

• Assonance

• Metaphor

• Figurative Language

• Simile

What is the correct term for the following definition? The regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem: AABBA, ABACDC, etc.

• Assonance

• Metaphor

• Rhyme Scheme

• Simile

What is the correct term for the following definition?

The repetition of initial consonant sounds: Feramisco’s funny family photos.

• Assonance

• Alliteration

• Rhyme Scheme

• Onomatopoeia

What do we call the pattern of stresses or beats in written language?

• Rhyme Scheme

• Rhythm/Meter

• Refrain

• Repetition

The central meaning or dominant message the poet is trying to deliver to the reader.

• Metaphor

• Theme

• Alluson

• Symbol

What is the attitude of the poet or speaker towards the subject called?

• mood

• tone

• rhythm

• voice

What poetic device uses a concrete word or object to represent an abstract idea?

• imagery

• symbolism

• idiom

• simile

What is a phrase that consists of 2 words that contradict each other?

• idiom

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

• oxymoron