Word Choice in Poetry

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

• Diction

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Theme

The repetition of vowel sounds in a chunk of text. 

• Allusion

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Assonance

The author’s specific word choice.

• Diction

• Hypberbole

• Simile

• Assonance

A word that sounds like what it means. 

• Onomatopoeia

• Consonance

• Metaphor

• Verse

A single line of poetry.

• Verse

• Stanza

• Simile

• Consonance

An object or action that means something more than its literal meaning.

• Symbol

• Theme

• Allusion

• Enjambment

Refers to a word choice.

• Denotation

• Meter

• Speaker

• Diction

The idea or feeling that people associate with a word; a word's secondary meaning.

• Denotation

• Connotation

• Enjambment

• Symbol

Which term refers to the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing?

• A) Syntax

• B) Diction

• C) Tone

• D) Imagery

What is the term for a comparison using 'like' or 'as'?

• A) Metaphor

• B) Simile

• C) Personification

• D) Hyperbole