Poetry Terms Test English 2 CP

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Free Verse

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Poetry that does not conform to a regular meter or rhyme scheme.

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Tone

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The attitude a writer takes toward the subject of a work, the characters in it, or the audience.

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Hyperbole

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A figure of speech that uses incredible exaggeration or overstatement for effect.

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Imagery

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The use of language to evoke a picture or a concrete sensation of a person, a thing, a place, or an experience.

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Alliteration

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The repetition of consonant sounds, especially at the beginning of words.

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Sonnet

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A 14-line poem, typically written in iambic pentameter, with various rhyme schemes.

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Ballad

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A narrative poem that tells a story, often of love or adventure, and is meant to be sung.

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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Simile

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A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

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Connotation

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The implied or associative meaning of a word, beyond its literal definition.