Poetry Terms

Match the poetry term to its correct definition:

• The voice used by a poet to speak a poem, often a created identity, not necessarily the author's personal voice.

• Dramatic Monologue

• Words of a single speaker revealing personality and situation, different from a stage soliloquy.

• Speaker

• A fourteen-line lyric poem in iambic pentameter with a rigid rhyme scheme.

• Sonnet

Fill in the blank: The voice used by a poet to speak a poem, often a created identity, not necessarily the author's personal voice, is called the _______.

• Speaker

• Narrator

• Protagonist

• Editor

Fill in the blank: A fourteen-line lyric poem in iambic pentameter with a rigid rhyme scheme is called a _______.

• Sonnet

• Ballad

• Haiku

• Ode

What is the literary term for 'Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words to catch the reader's attention.'?

• Alliteration

• Cacophony

• Synecdoche

• Allusion

Which literary device is defined as 'Unpleasant, harsh sounds often using 's', 'c', 'k' or similar sounds.'?

• Alliteration

• Cacophony

• Synecdoche

• Allusion

Which literary term means 'A part is used for the whole. Example: "All hands on deck!"'?

• Alliteration

• Cacophony

• Synecdoche

• Allusion

What is the definition of 'Allusion'?

• Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words to catch the reader's attention.

• Unpleasant, harsh sounds often using 's', 'c', 'k' or similar sounds.

• A part is used for the whole. Example: "All hands on deck!"

• A reference to another piece of literature, person, event, or place.

What is the term for the following definition? A phrase, line, or expression that is overused and boring. Example: "it was a dark and stormy night."

• Cliché

• Metaphor

• Euphemism

• Hyperbole

What is the term for the following definition? A polite word or phrase used to replace an unpleasant reality. Example: "she passed away" instead of "she died."

• Euphemism

• Hyperbole

• Oxymoron

• Metaphor

What is the term for the following definition? Imaginative language that uses comparisons like simile and metaphor. Opposite of literal language.

• Figurative Language

• Literal Language

• Technical Language

• Descriptive Language