Poetry Terms

Front

What is the attitude the poem's narrator takes towards a subject or character?

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Tone

Front

What is the repetition of consonant sounds, but not vowels, in a chunk of text?

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Consonance

Front

What is a single line of poetry called?

Back

Verse

Front

What is a brief reference to a real or fictional person, event, place, or work of art?

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Allusion

Front

What is an object or action that means something more than its literal meaning?

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Symbol

Front

What is the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry?

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Meter

Front

What is the use of language that evokes sensory experience?

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Imagery

Front

What is a recurring theme or idea in a poem?

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Motif

Front

What is a poem that tells a story, often with a musical quality?

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Ballad

Front

What is the choice of words and style of expression used by an author?

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Diction