Elements of Poetry

Front

What is the writer's attitude about the subject of the poem called?

Back

Tone

Front

What do we call a grouping of lines in poetry?

Back

Stanzas

Front

What is an expression that means something other than the literal meaning of its individual words?

Back

Idiom

Front

What is the term for the imitation of sound in the form of a word?

Back

Onomatopoeia

Front

Lyric, narrative, and descriptive are all types of what?

Back

Forms of poetry

Front

What is the use of language to create a mental image or sensory experience in poetry?

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Imagery

Front

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

Back

Simile

Front

What is a figure of speech that gives human qualities to non-human things?

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Personification

Front

What is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally?

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Hyperbole

Front

What is the overall feeling or atmosphere that a poem creates for the reader?

Back

Mood