Poetry Terms

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words is called

• Alliteration
• Connotation
• Figurative  Language
• Free Verse

The particular associations, images, or feeling evoked by a word is called

• Alliteration
• Connotation
• Figurative Language
• Free Verse

Language that communicates ideas beyond the literal meanings of the words is:

• Alliteration
• Connotation
• Figurative Language
• Free Verse

Expression of a writer's attitude or feeling about his or her subject

• Speaker
• Stanza
• Mood
• Tone

group of lines that form a unit in a poem

• Speaker
• Stanza
• Symbol
• Tone

a person, place, object, or activity that represents something beyond itself

• Speaker
• Stanza
• Symbol
• Tone

figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for emphasis or humorous effect.

• Hyperbole
• Imagery
• Metaphor
• Mood

the feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader

• Hyperbole
• Imagery
• Metaphor
• Mood

A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things

• Hyperbole
• Imagery
• Metaphor
• Mood

Consists of words and phrases that recreate vivid sensory experiences for the reader.

• Hyperbole
• Imagery
• Metaphor
• Mood