Poetry Terminology

Question 1

Metaphor

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: Describing something by saying it’s like something else.

Question 2

Simile

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: Comparing things using “like” or “as”.

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Personification

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: Giving human qualities to non-human things.

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Hyperbole

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: Exaggerating for emphasis.

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Synechdoche

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: Using a part to represent the whole.

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Metonymy

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: Substituting one thing with something closely related.

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Allusion

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: Referring to something well-known for deeper meaning.

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Juxtaposition

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: Putting different things together to show contrast.

Question 9

Motif

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: A repeated theme, idea, or symbol.

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Conceit

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: A long metaphor or unusual comparison.

Question 11

Consonance

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: Repeating consonant sounds in nearby words.

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Assonance

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: Repeating vowel sounds in nearby words.

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Euphony

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: Pleasant sounds.

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Cacophony

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: Harsh sounds.

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Eye Rhyme

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: Words that look like they rhyme but don’t sound alike.

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Near Rhyme

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: Words that almost rhyme.

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Pun

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: A play on words.

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Alliteration

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: Repeating the same sound at the beginning of words.

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Onomatopoeia

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: Words that sound like what they mean.

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Masculine Rhyme

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: Rhymes with only the last syllable.

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Feminine Rhyme

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: Rhymes with two syllables.

Question 22

Stanza

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: A group of lines in a poem.

Question 23

Couplet

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: Two rhyming lines.

Question 24

Tercet

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: A group of three lines.

Question 25

Quatrain

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: A group of four lines.

Question 26

Free Verse

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: Poetry without a set rhyme or meter.

Question 27

Blank Verse

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: Poetry with a meter but no rhyme.

Question 28

Meter

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: The beat or rhythm of a poem.

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Iambic Pentameter

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: A verse composed of ten syllables arranged in five metrical fee

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Sonnet

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: A 14-line poem with a specific structure.

Question 31

Refrain

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: A repeated line or phrase.

Question 32

Dramatic Monologue

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: A character speaking to someone silently.

Question 33

Ode

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: A poem expressing admiration or celebration.

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Irony

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: Contrast between expectation and reality.

Question 35

Enjambment

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: When a sentence continues onto the next line without pause.

Question 36

Categorize each of these words (figures of speech, sound devices, structure and form)

Answer 36

Figures of Speech: metaphor, simile, personification, hyperbole, synechdoche, metonymy, allusion, juxtaposition, motif, conceit Sound Devices: consonance, assonance, euphony, cacophony, eye rhyme, near rhyme, pun, alliteration, onomatopoeia, masculine rhyme, feminine rhyme Structure and Form: stanza, couplet, tercet, quatrain, free verse, blank verse, meter, iambic pentameter, sonnet, refrain, dramatic monologue, ode, irony, enjambment