Unit 4 Vocabulary

use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word

• simile

• metaphor

• assonance

• alliteration

a figure of speech comparing two things using “like” or “as”

• metaphor

• alliteration

• personification

• simile

patterns / similarities in final sounds of two or more lines

• rhyme

• rhythm

• refrain

• stanza

representing an abstract quality or idea as a human

• assonance

• personification

• alliteration

• metaphor

a quality that reveals the attitudes of the author

• tone

• epic

• meter

• rhythm

A row of words in a poem is called a STANZA.

• True

• False

The repeated use of words, phrases, lines, or stanzas.

• rhyme

• rhyme scheme

• repetition

What structure is poetry written in?

• Sentences & paragraphs
• Sentences & stanzas
• Lines & paragraphs
• Lines & stanzas

I don't think you will

Ever fully understand

How you've touched my life

And made me who I am.

I don't think you could ever know

Just how truly special you are,

That even on the darkest nights

You are my brightest star.

What is the theme of the poem?

• appreciating someone

• disliking someone mean

• losing a relative

The paintbrush was a magic wand in his hand.

• This is a metaphor.

• This is a simile.

• This is a hyperbole.