What is an "End stopped" line in poetry?

A metrical line ending at a grammatical boundary or break—such as a dash or comma

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

Continuation of sentence or phrase over a line with no indicated pause/break

A rhythmic pattern of ten syllables per line

An extended piece of solo speech

What is "Iambic pentameter"?

A rhythmic pattern that consists of ten syllables per line, with alternating stressed and unstressed syllables

Describing something as something else

An extended piece of solo speech

What is a "Metaphor"?

Describing something as something else

A rhythmic pattern of ten syllables per line

An extended piece of solo speech

What does "Motif" refer to in literature?

A pattern of imagery - a reoccurring image or idea

A rhythmic pattern of ten syllables per line

Describing something as something else

An extended piece of solo speech

What is a "Monologue"?

An extended piece of solo speech

A rhythmic pattern of ten syllables per line

Describing something as something else

What does the term "Onomatopoeia" refer to?

Formation of a word from a sound associated with the name.

A figure of speech where contradictory terms are used in conjunction.

Giving a non-living thing a human or animalist feature.

A verse or phrase that is repeated at intervals throughout a song or poem.

What is an "Oxymoron"?

A figure of speech where contradictory terms are used in conjunction.

A verse or phrase that is repeated at intervals throughout a song or poem.

The perspective of the speaker of the poem.

What does "Personification" mean in literature?

Giving a non-living thing a human or animalist feature.

Formation of a word from a sound associated with the name.

The perspective of the speaker of the poem.

A verse or phrase that is repeated at intervals throughout a song or poem.

What is the meaning of "Refrain" in the context of poetry or music?

A verse or phrase that is repeated at intervals throughout a song or poem.

Formation of a word from a sound associated with the name.

Giving a non-living thing a human or animalist feature.

What does "Repetition" signify in literary terms?

The perspective of the speaker of the poem.

A figure of speech where contradictory terms are used in conjunction.

Giving a non-living thing a human or animalist feature.

What is a Rhyme Scheme?

B. Pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem.

C. 14 line poem written in iambic pentameter.

D. Using something to represent something else.

What are Rhyming couplets?

C. A rhyming pair of successive lines of verse.

A. A 14 line poem written in iambic pentameter.

What does Rhythm refer to in poetry?

A. Alliterative 's' - creates a hissing sound.

B. Comparing something using 'like' or 'as'.

D. Using something to represent something else.

D. Alliterative 's' - creates a hissing sound.

A. A 14 line poem written in iambic pentameter.

B. Comparing something using 'like' or 'as'.

A. Using something to represent something else.

C. A rhyming pair of successive lines of verse.

D. 14 line poem written in iambic pentameter.

A. A rhyming pair of successive lines of verse.

C. Using something to represent something else.

What does Stanza mean?

A. Pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem.

C. Comparing something using 'like' or 'as'.

D. Alliterative 's' - creates a hissing sound.

D. Using something to represent something else.

B. A 14 line poem written in iambic pentameter.

C. A rhyming pair of successive lines of verse.

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

The mood or atmosphere behind the poetic voice

The rhyme scheme used in the poem

The number of lines in a stanza

Literary Devices in Poetry

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English

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10th Grade

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CCSS

RI.9-10.4, RL.7.4, L.11-12.6

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the term "Alliteration" refer to in literature?

A metrical line ending at a grammatical boundary

Associations

An indicated pause in the middle of the line

Occurrence of same letter or sounds at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the meaning of "Allusion"?

Repeated words/phrases at the start of a line

Indirectly hints at something 'alludes' to

Associations

A metrical line ending at a grammatical boundary

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does "Ambiguous" mean?

Associations

Obscure or unclear

An indicated pause in the middle of the line

Repeated words/phrases at the start of a line

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is "Anaphora" commonly used to describe?

A metrical line ending at a grammatical boundary

Associations

Repeated words/phrases at the start of a line

An indicated pause in the middle of the line

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is "Assonance" in the context of poetry?

Occurrence of same letter or sounds at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words

Associations

Resemblance of sound between syllables of nearby words, particularly from the rhyming of two or more stressed vowels but not consonants

An indicated pause in the middle of the line

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does "Caesura" denote in poetry?

Associations

A metrical line ending at a grammatical boundary

An indicated pause in the middle of the line

Repeated words/phrases at the start of a line

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are "Connotations"?

An indicated pause in the middle of the line

Associations

Occurrence of same letter or sounds at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words

A metrical line ending at a grammatical boundary

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

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