Poetry Review 2

Using words with the same beginning sound to highlight key words, make a poem memorable, or create a feeling or mood

is called

• rhyme

• rhythm

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

A figure of speech that

gives human-like characteristics

to an abstract idea

or non-human thing

is called

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole

A direct comparison of two unlike things

that does NOT use like or as

(x=y)

is called

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole

Imagery appeals to the ______________.

• brain
• senses
• crazy people
• memory

In stanza 3 of "Red" by Taylor Swift witch is an example of Alliteration?

• ...trying to solve a crossword and realizing there's no right answer-regretting him...

• Memorizing him was as easy as knowing all the words to your favorite song.

• ...wishing you never found out love could be that strong

• Touching him was like realizing all you ever wanted...

Ring! Ring! is an example of...

• rhyme
• alliteration
• onomatopoeia
• personification

My sloppy sister snoozes is an example of...

• cleverness
• alliteration
• a rude comment
• personification

The recurring use of a sound, a word, a phrase, or a line.

• repetition
• onomatopoeia
• alliteration
• simile

What device is used here:

"Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary..."

• Onomatopoeia

• Rhyme

• Repetition

• Simile

What is Mood ?

• the feeling the reader gets from the poem

• how you feel in the morning

• the attitude expressed by the writer in the poem

• feelings