Word Choice in Poetry

Repetition of a sound at the beginning of two or more neighboring words.

• Assonance

• Alliteration

• Consonance

• Hyperbole

An obvious and deliberate exaggeration (to emphasize something or for humorous purposes).

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Enjambment

Words that sound like their meaning.

• Consonance

• Meter

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

Also known as "vowel rhyme," is the repetition of vowel sounds across a line of text or poetry.

• Consonance

• Hyperbole

• Assonance

• Alliteration

Characters, settings, images, or other things that stand in for bigger ideas beyond their literal meaning.

• Diction

• Symbol

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

Assigning human qualities to something that is not human.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Free Verse

• Personification

Which vocabulary word is being defined?

The beat created by the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.

• meter

• simile

• rhythm

• alliteration

Shows the speaker's attitude toward his/her subject.

• Tone

• Symbol

• Theme

• Couplet

Which term refers to the choice of words and style of expression that an author uses in a poem?

• A) Syntax

• B) Diction

• C) Tone

• D) Imagery

What is the effect of using vivid and descriptive language in poetry?

• A) It creates ambiguity

• B) It enhances imagery

• C) It simplifies the text

• D) It reduces emotional impact