Poetry Test Review

Alliteration

• The repetition of objects in a poem

• The repetition of words in a poem

• The repetition of beginning letter/ sounds in a poem

• The repetition of unrhymed lines in a poem.

Simile

• A comparison of two things using nor or never

• A comparison of two things without using like or as

• A comparison of two things using this or that

• A comparison of two things using like or as

Symbol

• An object or idea that represents some idea, concept or belief outside of itself

• An object or idea that represents itself

• An object or idea that taps into the senses

• An object or idea that hints to what will happen in the future

Theme

• A central character that makes a great point

• A central belief held by all characters

• The writer's attitude toward the subject or audience

• A central idea within the literary work

Tercet

• A two-lined stanza

• Three-lined stanza

• Five-lined Stanza

• Eight-lined stanza

A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem/stanza:

• Pentameter

• Repetition

• Rhyme Scheme

• Rhythm Sequence

Personification

• When a person acts like an object

• When a person exaggerates

• When something non-human is given human characteristics

• A personal connection between two people

Pun

• The author's choice of words

• Sound words

• A five lined stanza

• A play on words

A four lined stanza

• quatro

• quatrain

• quatret

• cinquain

In Section 7 of “Touchscreen”, the use of the word “Blackberries”and “Sprint” is an example of:

• Imagery

• Pun

• Iambic pentameter

• Personification