Poetry Terms Flashcard Notes 1 - 2 2025

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Stanza in poetry

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A group of lines in a poem

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Which of the following is an example of assonance?

• Sally Sold Seashells
• He was a lion in battle
• The world's a stage
• Babble, bubble, pebble

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Babble, bubble, pebble

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What is the purpose of an extended metaphor in poetry?

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To go several lines or the entire length of a work

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Which of the following is an example of personification?

• The repetition or a pattern of similar sounds, especially vowel sounds
• The silken, sad, uncertain, rustling of each purple curtain
• The poison sacs of the town began to manufacture venom
• The butterflies in the meadow seemed to two-step with one another

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The butterflies in the meadow seemed to two-step with one another

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Onomatopoeia

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Words that imitate the sound they are naming

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What is the purpose of using litotes in poetry?

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To use understatement for ironic effect

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Example of a symbol in poetry:

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Water = New Life

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Alliteration in poetry

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Repetition of consonant sounds

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What is the purpose of using hyperbole in poetry?

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To create deliberate exaggeration for emphasis

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What is the role of the poet in a poem?

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To express ideas, feelings, or tell a story in a specific form