CKLA Unit 3 Poetry Vocabulary

Front

What is the basic unit of a poem in a stanza?

Back

line

Front

What do we call words or phrases that mean more than their dictionary definition?

Back

figurative language

Front

What is the attitude of a piece of writing called?

Back

tone

Front

What is a small part of a larger work called?

Back

excerpt

Front

What do we call a poem with no rhyme scheme or set of pattern beats?

Back

free verse

Front

What is a group of lines in a poem called?

Back

stanza

Front

What is a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

simile

Front

What is a figure of speech that describes one thing as if it were another?

Back

metaphor

Front

What is the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses?

Back

anaphora

Front

What is the overall feeling or atmosphere created by a poem?

Back

mood