Mrs. Waddle's Poetry Flashcard Week 2

Front

________ means groups of lines, set off by a space?

Back

stanzas

Front

_________ means the rhythm of the syllables in a line of poetry?

Back

meter

Front

What does it mean when lines of poetry endings sound the same?

Back

rhyme

Front

What does it mean when the same sound appears at the beginning of two or more nearby words?

Back

alliteration

Front

_________ means when an animal or thing is given human characteristics?

Back

personification

Front

What is a word that sounds like the sound it describes?

Back

onomatopoeia

Front

What means repeating words for emphasis?

Back

repetition

Front

_________ means use of words that exaggerate something? Options: hyperbole, repetition, metaphor, alliteration

Back

hyperbole

Front

_________ means a comparison using the words "like or as"

Back

simile

Front

A comparison that does NOT use "like or as."

Back

metaphor