Poetry Review English 2 RRHS - Anderson

A figure of speech that

gives human-like characteristics

to an abstract idea

or non-human thing

is called

• metaphor

• personfication

• simile

• hyperbole

Language that appeals to one or more of your senses--sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch is

• imagery

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

A figure of speech that

offers an exaggerated

or extravagant statement

(that is not meant to be taken literally)

in order to highlight a point

is called

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

• hyperbole

A brief reference to a real or fictional person, event, place, or work of art.

• allusion

• rhythm

• free verse

• enjambment

The musical quality produced by the repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables

is called

• rhyme

• onomatopoeia

• rhythm

• alliteration

Using words that have the same (or very similar) ending sound

is called

• rhyme

• onomatopoeia

• rhythm

• alliteration

A "shift" in a poem  is a change in the speakers

• theme

• mood

• tone

• mood and tone

Simile or Metaphor?
This house is as clean as a whistle.

• Simile

• Metaphor

A comparison of

two different things

using "like" or "as"

is called

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

• hyperbole

Using words with the same beginning sound to highlight keywords, make a poem memorable, or create a feeling or mood

is called

• rhyme

• onomatopoeia

• rhythm

• alliteration