Literary Terms Test #4

Stylistic techniques that convey meaning through sound

• sound devices
• rhyme
• rhythm
• style

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The practice of beginning several consecutive or neighboring words with the same consonant sound

• Assonance
• Alliteration
• Consonance
• Repetition

The repetition of vowel sounds in a series of words

• Assonance
• Alliteration
• Consonance
• Repetition

The repetition of a consonant sound within or at the end of a series of words to produce  a harmonious effect.

• Assonance
• Alliteration
• Consonance
• Repetition

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The measured, patterned arrangement of syllables according to stress and length in a poem.

• Rhyme
• Rhythm
• Meter
• Syllable

The use of words that mimic the sounds they describe.

• Assonance
• Consonance
• Rhyme
• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The repetition of sounds in two or more words or phrases that appear close to each other in a poem.

• Rhyme
• Rhythm
• Meter
• Onomatopoeia

The varying speed, intensity, elevation, pitch, loudness, and expressiveness of speech, especially poetry.

• Rhyme
• Rhythm
• Meter
• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

 A reference to a mythological, literary, or historical person, place, or thing.

• Antithesis
• Argumentation
• Alliteration 
• Allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

A contrast or opposition.

• Conflict
• Contrast
• Antithesis
• Allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5