Unit 7; Poetry Terms

Question 0

Line

Answer 0

all poems are made up of a series of these

Question 1

define form

Answer 1

a poems structure

Question 2

define Stanza

Answer 2

lines grouped together

Question 3

define couplet

Answer 3

a rhymed pair of lines

Question 4

Define Quatrain

Answer 4

a four line stanza or group of lines in poetry

Question 5

define pun

Answer 5

joke that comes from a play on words

Question 6

define assonance

Answer 6

is the repetition of vowel sounds with nonrhyming words

Question 7

define consonance

Answer 7

repetition of vowel sounds in words that don’t end with the same consonants

Question 8

define alliteration

Answer 8

repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

Question 9

define rhyme

Answer 9

is the occurrence of similar or identical sounds at the end of two or more words.

Question 10

define Rhyme scheme

Answer 10

is a patter of end rhymes in a poem

Question 11

define onomatopoeia

Answer 11

is the use of words whose sounds echo their meanings.

Question 12

define Rhythm

Answer 12

what is created by the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in each line of poetry

Question 13

define repetition

Answer 13

a sound, etc that is repeated for emphasis and unity

Question 14

define meter

Answer 14

a regular patter of rhythm

Question 15

define foot (no no, no YOUR foot)

Answer 15

the unit of meters in a line of poetry

Question 16

define imagery

Answer 16

consists of descriptive words and phrases that recreate sensory experiences for the reader

Question 17

define figurative language

Answer 17

is language that communicates meanings beyond the literal meaning of words

Question 18

define diction

Answer 18

a writers or speakers choice of words and way of arranging the words in sentences

Question 19

define simile

Answer 19

a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things using the word like or as

Question 20

define metaphor

Answer 20

a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things that are basically unlike but have something in common.

Question 21

define hyperbole

Answer 21

a figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for emphasis or humorous effect

Question 22

define personification

Answer 22

a figure of speech in which human qualities are given to an object animal or idea

Question 23

define theme

Answer 23

is an underlying message about life of human nature that a write wants the reader to understand

Question 24

define speaker

Answer 24

the voice that "talks" to the reader

Question 25

define mood

Answer 25

the feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the readers

Question 26

define tone

Answer 26

is the attitude s writer takes toward a subject.

Question 27

define allusion

Answer 27

an indirect reference to a famous person, place, even or literary work