POEMS, SOUND DEVICES, FIGURATIVE DEVICES

Question 1

Focus on emotions of poet
Non-narrative
Song-like quality

Answer 1

Lyric Poetry

Question 2

Short, emotionally expressive poetry
Retains elements of a song which is said to be its origin

Answer 2

Lyric Poetry

Question 3

Types of Lyrics Poetry

Answer 3

1. Sonnet
2. Haiku
3. Elegy
4. Limerick
5. Ode
6. Dramatic Monologue
7. Occasional Poetry

Question 4

Lover’s sufferings and hopes / religious
experience, reflections on art, war
experience

Answer 4

Sonnet

Question 5

Single stanza with 14 lines in sections

Answer 5

Sonnet

Question 6

Originated in Italy and became popular in
England in the Renaissance

Answer 6

Sonnet

Question 7

Shakesperean / English
_________________/ Italian

Answer 7

Petrarchan

Question 8

o Features intense emotion
o Vivid image of nature

Answer 8

Haiku

Question 9

o Lament for the death of a particular person
o For solemn meditations

Answer 9

Elegy

Question 10

Humorous poem with 5 lines

Answer 10

Limerick

Question 11

o Long serious lyric poem written in elevated
style
o Exalting or praising a person, place, thing
or idea

Answer 11

Ode

Question 12

o Speaker (other than the author) makes
speech to a silent auditor in a specific
situation at a critical moment.

Answer 12

Dramatic Monologue

Question 13

o Speaker reveals temperament and
character

Answer 13

Dramatic Monologue

Question 14

For specific occasion

Answer 14

Occasional Poetry

Question 15

(Return of a king from exile)

Answer 15

Anus mirabilis

Question 16

(Death)

Answer 16

Lycidas

Question 17

(for Wedding)

Answer 17

Epithalamion

Question 18

• Longer form of poetry
• Verbal representation / sequence of connected
  events

Answer 18

Narrative Poetry

Question 19

• Plot over emotions

Answer 19

Narrative Poetry

Question 20

Types of Narrative Poetry

Answer 20

1. Epics
2. Mock-Epic
3. Ballads

Question 21

Elevated style of language and
supernatural beings take part in the action

Answer 21

Epics

Question 22

o Operate on a large scale (Length and topic)
o Stories of historical events of legends of
cultural importance

Answer 22

Epics

Question 23

o Make use of epic conventions like the
elevated style and the assumption that the
topic is of great importance, to deal with
insignificant occurrences.

Answer 23

Mock-Epic

Question 24

• Folk poetry adapted for literary uses from
  16th century onwards.
• Four-line stanza, alternating tetrameter and
  trimeter

Answer 24

Ballads

Question 25

- Song, transmitted orally, tells a story - Intended for dancing

Answer 25

Ballads

Question 26

- Uses detailed words to create imagery of a person, animal, or inanimate object

Answer 26

Descriptive Poetry

Question 27

ENUMERATE SOUND DEVICES (6)

Answer 27

1. Alliteration 2. Assonance 3. Consonance 4. Onomatopoeia 5. Rhyme 6. Rhythm

Question 28

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

Answer 28

Alliteration

Question 29

repetition of the same or similar vowel sounds

Answer 29

Assonance

Question 30

Identify which sound device is used: The whispering winds waltz through the weeping willows, While silver streams sing softly below. The moonlight melts on the midnight meadow, As fireflies flicker, their golden glow.

Answer 30

Alliteration

Question 31

Identify which sound device is used: The low moan of the cold stone sea, Waves wane, then fade away free. The deep breeze weaves through the trees, A moon so blue, it soothes with ease.

Answer 31

Assonance

Question 32

repetition of the same consonant sounds in a line of text (end or mid of words)

Answer 32

Consonance

Question 33

Identify which sound device is used: The black clock ticks as dusk creeps near, A soft drift of wind lifts leaves so clear. Stars spark and blink, their light linking tight, A hush rests in the heart of night.

Answer 33

Consonance

Question 34

process of creating a word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound that it describes

Answer 34

Onomatopoeia

Question 35

Identify which sound device is used: The pitter-patter of gentle rain, Drip, drop, dancing on my pane. Thunder rumbles, clouds clap wide, Winds whoosh and whistle outside.

Answer 35

Onomatopoeia

Question 36

Matching vowel sounds at the end of words or lines. Repetition of words with same sound.

Answer 36

Rhyme

Question 37

pattern of similarly pronounced words in a poem

Answer 37

Rhyme Scheme

Question 38

rhyming words appear in the middle of line

Answer 38

Internal Rhyme

Question 39

poetry can be thought of as the beat of flow of a poem

Answer 39

Rhythm

Question 40

Identify which sound device is used: The silver moon shines big and bright, It paints the sky with glowing light. The soft wind sings a gentle tune, Beneath the stars, I dream till noon.

Answer 40

Rhyme

Question 41

Identify which sound device is used: Step by step, we march along, Through the trees, so tall and strong. Leaves go crunch, the winds blow high, Clouds drift slow across the sky.

Answer 41

Rhythm

Question 42

compares 2 dissimilar things, often introduced by the words like or as.

Answer 42

Simile

Question 43

representation of an abstract quality in human form

Answer 43

Personification

Question 44

Identify which FIGURATIVE DEVICE is used: "The angry storm roared and threw lightning across the sky."

Answer 44

Personification

Question 45

word used in place of another to suggest a likeness

Answer 45

Metaphor

Question 46

expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite

Answer 46

Irony

Question 47

Identify which FIGURATIVE DEVICE is used: "The clouds drifted across the sky like fluffy cotton balls."

Answer 47

Simile

Question 48

Identify which FIGURATIVE DEVICE is used: "The classroom was a zoo, filled with endless chatter and excitement."

Answer 48

Metaphor

Question 49

Identify which FIGURATIVE DEVICE is used: "Oh, great! Another rainy day—just what I needed!"

Answer 49

Irony

Question 50

substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant.

Answer 50

Metonymy

Question 51

which a part is made to represent the whole.

Answer 51

Synecdoche

Question 52

Identify which FIGURATIVE DEVICE is used: "He got a new set of wheels."

Answer 52

Synecdoche

Question 53

Identify which FIGURATIVE DEVICE is used: "Hollywood loves making superhero movies."

Answer 53

Metonymy