Poetry Vocabulary Review

Front

The narrative voice of the poem is the...

• Poet
• Speaker
• Narrator
• Protagonist

Back

Speaker

Front

A brief statement summarizing the action of the poem is the...

Back

Situation

Front

The poet's choice of words would be called...

Back

Diction

Front

The associated meaning of a word is...

Back

Connotation

Front

The definition of a word as found in a dictionary would be the...

Back

Denotation

Front

Language in a written work which appeals to your senses is called...

Back

Imagery

Front

The Big Bad Wolf from the story of The Three Little Pigs is an example of what literary device?

Back

Personification

Front

"She is all states, and all princes" would be an example of what literary device?

Back

Metaphor

Front

An apple associated with education and a cross associated with Christianity are examples of what?

Back

Symbol

Front

The writer's attitude toward his or her subject.

Back

Tone