Poetry Terms

Which is an example of a metaphor?

• You are as bright as the moon.

• Can dreams dry up like a raisin in the sun?

• Everyday is a winding road.

• Tick/Tock.

What is alliteration?

• The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words in a sentence.

• The use of words that imitate sounds.

• A comparison using "like" or "as."

• An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

What does the term "apostrophe" refer to in poetry?

• A punctuation mark used to indicate possession or the omission of letters or numbers

• A figure of speech where an absent or nonexistent person or thing is addressed as if present and capable of understanding

• A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance

• A comparison between two things that are unrelated but share some common characteristics

What is assonance?

• The repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close together in a sentence or verse.

• The repetition of vowel sounds in words that are close together in a sentence or verse.

• The matching of final vowel or consonant sounds in two or more words.

• A comparison using "like" or "as."

Which literary device is illustrated by the phrase "The big, bad wolf blew the houses down"?

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Personification

What is the name of the verse form exemplified by the text "I walked along the sea at night and saw/ A bird upon the winds of elaborate clouds."?

• Free Verse

• Rhymed Verse

• Blank Verse

• Sonnet

What is a caesura?

• A type of classical music

• A stop or pause in a metrical line, often marked by punctuation or by a grammatical boundary

• A figure of speech that involves the repetition of a word or phrase

• A break between stanzas in a poem

What is the term used to describe a pause in a line of poetry, as shown in the example "Time. stopped."?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Caesura

• Alliteration

What is a couplet?

• A type of poem that has three lines

• A pair of lines of verse that form a unit

• A long narrative poem

• A poem with a hidden meaning

What is free verse in poetry?

• Poetry that follows a specific rhyming scheme.

• Poetry that tells a story.

• Poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter.

• Poetry that is written for theatrical performance.