Definitions

Question 1

Alliteration

Answer 1

The repetition of consonants in words and phrases

Question 2

Assonance

Answer 2

The repetition of vowel sounds in words and phrases

Question 3

Connotation

Answer 3

The suggestion or implication evoked by a word, phrase or statement

Question 4

First Person

Answer 4

The use of ‘I’ in speech or writing

Question 5

Form

Answer 5

The shape or pattern in which a poem is written

Question 6

Free Verse

Answer 6

Poetry which seems to have no set pattern, stanzas or rhyme scheme

Question 7

Imagery

Answer 7

Writing that creates a picture in the mind, usually through the use of comparisons

Question 8

Metaphor

Answer 8

A comparison that says one thing is another thing

Question 9

Mood

Answer 9

The overall feeling generated by a written or spoken piece

Question 10

Onomatopoeia

Answer 10

Words which describe sounds and also sound like that which they describe

Question 11

Personification

Answer 11

Objects are given human characteristics

Question 12

Rhyme Scheme

Answer 12

The distinctive pattern of rhyme in a poem

Question 13

Sibilance

Answer 13

The repetition of the ‘s’ sound in words and phrases

Question 14

Simile

Answer 14

A comparison which use the words ‘like’ or ‘as’

Question 15

Stanza

Answer 15

Sections of poetry comprising a group of verse lines

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Theme

Answer 16

The central idea or message the writer is trying to put across

Question 17

Enjambment

Answer 17

A sentence which runs from one line onto the next

Question 18

Caesura

Answer 18

An audible pause that breaks up a line or verse. Usually marked by punctuation

Question 19

End Stop

Answer 19

A full stop at the end of the line

Question 20

Volta

Answer 20

Shift in focus