Poetry Terms

What is alliteration?

• The repetition of letters in a line of poetry
• the repetition of letter sounds in a line of poetry
• the repetition of vowel sounds in poetry
• the repetition of consonant sounds in poetry

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What is assonance?

• The repetition of letters in a line of poetry
• the repetition of letter sounds in a line of poetry
• the repetition of vowel sounds in poetry
• the repetition of consonant sounds in poetry

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This type of figurative language compares two unlike things using like or as.

• metaphor
• hyperbole
• simile
• stanza

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What is consonance?

• The repetition of letters in a line of poetry
• the repetition of letter sounds in a line of poetry
• the repetition of vowel sounds in poetry
• the repetition of consonant sounds in poetry

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Define allusion. 

• a figure of speech that refers to a well-known story, event, person, or object from history in order to make a comparison in the readers' minds
• a figure of speech that is not meant to be taken literally 
• a comparison made using like or as that also utilizes personification 
• when the author appeals to the 5 senses of the reader to help the reader feel like we are experiencing what is happening in the reading.

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What is a characteristic of a ballad?

• short
• tells a story
• abstract
• 100 pages

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Diction is the literary term that means

• The connections we have with words
• An author's choice of words
• The definition of words
• The common way of speaking with friends

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A unified group of lines in poetry. This is often marked by spacing between sections of the poem. 

• verse
• alliteration
• stanza
• enjambment

An example of this is: “Sara’s seven sisters slept soundly.” 

• rhythm
• simile
• alliteration
• onomatopoeia

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An object or action that means something more than its literal meaning. 

• symbol
• theme
• metaphor
• allusion

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