Elements of Poetry

Front

What is the narrator of a poem called?

Back

Speaker

Front

What is comparing two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Simile

Front

What literary device is used when a phrase is repeated for emphasis?

Back

Repetition

Front

What is it called when human qualities are given to non-human things?

Back

Personification

Front

What is the term for a pattern of rhymes at the end of lines in a poem?

Back

Rhyme

Front

What is a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Metaphor

Front

What is the repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words?

Back

Alliteration

Front

What is a word that imitates the sound it represents?

Back

Onomatopoeia

Front

What is the main idea or message conveyed in a poem?

Back

Theme

Front

What is the emotional quality or atmosphere of a poem?

Back

Mood