Poetry Terms CFU

What is the term for a thought that doesn't stop at the end of the line, but continues to the next, often used to create suspense or dynamic tension?

• Anaphora

• Cacophony

• Carpe diem

• Enjambment

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CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

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What term is best expressed here?
I am a feather on the bright sky I am the blue horse that runs in the plain I am the fish that rolls, shining, in the water I am the shadow that follows a child
(N. Scott Momaday'The Delight Song of Tsoai-talee.')

• Enjambment

• Cacophony

• Anaphora

• Meter

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CCSS.RL.11-12.11

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the term that means the use of harsh or jarring sounds, dissonance?

• Epiphany

• Cacophony

• Free verse

• Lyrical poetry

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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Which term is best illustrated in the line below?
Drink pups lease a sash hold, see it shine and a bobolink has pins. It shows a nail. ("Susie Asado," Gertrude Stein)

• Lyrical poetry

• Cacophony

• Meter

• Anaphora

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which term refers to a Latin phrase meaning "seize the day" and is often associated with a literary theme concerned with making the most of the present due to the shortness of life?

• Enjambment

• Meter

• Carpe diem

• Anaphora

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What term is illustrated in the stanza below? She knew what she was and so was capable of anything
("Fox," Rita Dove)

• Lyrical poetry

• Enjambment

• Rhyme

• Simile

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the term used to describe poetry written without strict rhymes or meter, allowing for greater freedom and creativity in expression?

• Lyrical poetry

• Meter

• Free verse

• Epiphany

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CCSS.RL.11-12.11

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which term is used to express the emotions or experiences of the poet in a musical and emotional way in poetry?

• Enjambment

• Lyrical poetry

• Anaphora

• Carpe diem

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What term is illustrated by the poem below? I have felt the lithe wind Blowing Under one's fingers Sinuous.

("Fragment," Ezra Pound)

• Rhyme

• Meter

• Free verse

• Cacophony

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CCSS.RL.11-12.11

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is another term for repetition of a line or phrase to create emphasis and rhythm?

• Cacophony

• Enjambment

• Epiphany

• Anaphora

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9