A Review of Stylistic Techniques in Poetry IB HL Lang/Lit

Speech is silver, but silence is golden, is an example of...

• personification

• metaphor

• juxtaposition

• allusion

Answer explanation

Fun Fact: There are MORE metaphors for LOVE than any other theme in literature

The repeated used of fire in Eve Ewing's "Chicago" poem is an example of symbolism and

• personification

• hyperbole

• extended metaphor

• juxtaposition

Answer explanation

Fun Fact: Fire is one of the most prominent symbols in literature. It appears in several poems, novels, plays, and short stories.

"We got a new EINSTEIN in school today."

"Drown out the noise... stop being a SCROOGE" are examples of

• anaphora

• allegory

• allusion

• alliteration

Answer explanation

Fun Fact: Top 5 Allusions: Hercules (or Herculean) — Often used to emphasize strength Pandora's Box — Describes big (and usually unexpected) consequences or a possible source of trouble Cupid — God of love; used to describe someone romantic or in love Garden of Eden — Used to discuss paradise, beauty, and/or downfall Noah/Noah's Ark — Used to talk about big or nearly impossible tasks David and Goliath — Describes a battle or face-off between two in which the weaker one, or underdog, might actually have a better shot at winning Tower of Babel — Often used to describe the crumbling or tragic end of something

"...fire came and licked up our houses, lapped them up like they were nothing / drank them like the last dribbling water from a concrete fountain

The repeated symbol of "Fire" in Eve Ewing's poem is an example of......

• personification

• juxtaposition

• paradox

• antithesis

Answer explanation

Personification is used by poets to show Creativity, personal Transformation, and Representation

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness...

The highlighted expressions are examples of.....

• caesura

• metaphor

• juxtaposition

• personification

Answer explanation

Fun Fact: Juxtapositions are used by shady characters in DRAMA, OR are used to show CONTRASTS or CONFLICTS in short stories and poems

Objects that represent ideas in literature are called....

• allusion

• symbolism

• personification

• juxtaposition

The concert was so loud that her ears rang for days afterward.

The sunset was the most gorgeous they'd ever seen

The clouds were edged with pink and gold.

After eating the curry, his breath reeked of garlic.

The tree bark was rough against her skin.

All of these are examples of...

• symbolism

• imagery

• allusions

• metaphors

Cool as a cucumber, hard as nails, and hot as he!! are all examples of

• allusion

• alliteration

• metaphor

• simile

This wild tangle of hair that strangles the air is an example of...

• alliteration

• assonance

• sibilance

• consonance

"...failure to do this daily means my whole web wide world would forget that I exist.... is an example of

• alliteration

• consonance

• assonance

• sibilance

Answer explanation

Fun Fact: the repeated W, S, F,and H sounds were the most commonly repeated consonant sounds in Shakespeare's tragedies because of their "tragic-sounding effect"