EL 112 Midterm Examination

It is the dictionary meaning of the word.

It is the use of sensory details or descriptions that appeal to one or more of the senses: sight, touch, taste, and smell.

It is the repetition of similar consonant sound typically within or at the end of words.

It is the pattern of rhyme form that ends a stanza or poem.

It is the pattern of beats created by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables, which gives musical quality and adds emphasis to certain words and thus helps convey the meaning of the poem. The effect is derived from the sounds employed, the varying pitches, stresses, volumes, and durations.

It is the summarized statement containing the main thought or meaning of the poem.

It refers to the attitude and mood of the poem. It is the overall atmosphere of the poem which influence the emotional response of the reader.

A comparison, usually something unfamiliar with something familiar.

It is the point of view where speaker is a character in the story or poem and tells it from his/her perspective (uses “I”).

It is also known as pattern poetry or shaped verse, these are poems that are printed on the page so that they form a recognizable outline related to the subject, thus conveying or extending the meaning of the words.