Poetic Devices

Question 1

Metaphor (also extended metaphor)

Answer 1

x=y

Question 2

Simile

Answer 2

like/as/than

Question 3

Symbolism

Answer 3

object = idea

Question 4

Aural/Visual/Tactile/Gustatory/ Olfactory imagery

Answer 4

sound/sight/touch/taste/smell figurative language

Question 5

Hyperbole

Answer 5

exagerration

Question 6

Iambic pentameter

Answer 6

unstressed/stressed syllable x 5

Question 7

Personification

Answer 7

object to human

Question 8

Reification

Answer 8

human to object

Question 9

Anthropomorphism

Answer 9

animal to human

Question 10

Zoomorphism

Answer 10

human to animal

Question 11

Pathetic fallacy

Answer 11

weather reveals emotions

Question 12

Volta

Answer 12

change of topic/argument

Question 13

Oxymoron

Answer 13

opposing words

Question 14

Antithesis

Answer 14

opposing phrase

Question 15

Juxtaposition

Answer 15

opposing sentences

Question 16

Lexis (lexical choice)

Answer 16

word choice

Question 17

Holophrastic sentence

Answer 17

short sentence fragment

Question 18

Caesura

Answer 18

break in a line (full stop)

Question 19

Enjambment

Answer 19

run on lines

Question 20

Stanza

Answer 20

verses/paragraphs of poems

Question 21

Sonnet

Answer 21

14 line poem

Question 22

Ballad

Answer 22

song in 4 line stanzas

Question 23

Haiku

Answer 23

short 3 line poem 5/7/5 syllables

Question 24

Elegy

Answer 24

poem to one who has died

Question 25

Ode

Answer 25

poem of praise

Question 26

Free verse

Answer 26

unstructured poem

Question 27

Tone

Answer 27

the quality of voice of the speaker

Question 28

Attitude

Answer 28

the stance or mentality of the speaker

Question 29

Persona

Answer 29

the character in a poem

Question 30

Narrative voice

Answer 30

the voice of the speaker in a poem

Question 31

Point of view

Answer 31

the view we see events from

Question 32

# This question is reversed x=y

Answer 32

Metaphor (also extended metaphor)

Question 33

# This question is reversed like/as/than

Answer 33

Simile

Question 34

# This question is reversed object = idea

Answer 34

Symbolism

Question 35

# This question is reversed sound/sight/touch/taste/smell figurative language

Answer 35

Aural/Visual/Tactile/Gustatory/ Olfactory imagery

Question 36

# This question is reversed exagerration

Answer 36

Hyperbole

Question 37

# This question is reversed unstressed/stressed syllable x 5

Answer 37

Iambic pentameter

Question 38

# This question is reversed object to human

Answer 38

Personification

Question 39

# This question is reversed human to object

Answer 39

Reification

Question 40

# This question is reversed animal to human

Answer 40

Anthropomorphism

Question 41

# This question is reversed human to animal

Answer 41

Zoomorphism

Question 42

# This question is reversed weather reveals emotions

Answer 42

Pathetic fallacy

Question 43

# This question is reversed change of topic/argument

Answer 43

Volta

Question 44

# This question is reversed opposing words

Answer 44

Oxymoron

Question 45

# This question is reversed opposing phrase

Answer 45

Antithesis

Question 46

# This question is reversed opposing sentences

Answer 46

Juxtaposition

Question 47

# This question is reversed word choice

Answer 47

Lexis (lexical choice)

Question 48

# This question is reversed short sentence fragment

Answer 48

Holophrastic sentence

Question 49

# This question is reversed break in a line (full stop)

Answer 49

Caesura

Question 50

# This question is reversed run on lines

Answer 50

Enjambment

Question 51

# This question is reversed verses/paragraphs of poems

Answer 51

Stanza

Question 52

# This question is reversed 14 line poem

Answer 52

Sonnet

Question 53

# This question is reversed song in 4 line stanzas

Answer 53

Ballad

Question 54

# This question is reversed short 3 line poem 5/7/5 syllables

Answer 54

Haiku

Question 55

# This question is reversed poem to one who has died

Answer 55

Elegy

Question 56

# This question is reversed poem of praise

Answer 56

Ode

Question 57

# This question is reversed unstructured poem

Answer 57

Free verse

Question 58

# This question is reversed the quality of voice of the speaker

Answer 58

Tone

Question 59

# This question is reversed the stance or mentality of the speaker

Answer 59

Attitude

Question 60

# This question is reversed the character in a poem

Answer 60

Persona

Question 61

# This question is reversed the voice of the speaker in a poem

Answer 61

Narrative voice

Question 62

# This question is reversed the view we see events from

Answer 62

Point of view