Wonders Vocabulary Unit 4.5

What does the word "attain" mean?

• To hang loosely

• To stay in the air over one place

• To achieve through work or effort

• The primary meaning of a word

What is the meaning of "dangling"?

• A great victory or success

• Hanging loosely

• An idea or feeling that a word brings up

• Words repeated in a poem

What does "hovering" refer to?

• A group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem

• The primary meaning of a word

• Staying in the air over one place

• To achieve through work or effort

What is the definition of "triumph"?

• Words repeated in a poem

• Hanging loosely

• An idea or feeling that a word brings up

• A great victory or success

What does "connotation" mean?

• The primary meaning of a word

• A group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem

• An idea or feeling that a word brings up

• To achieve through work or effort

What is the meaning of "denotation"?

• Hanging loosely

• The primary meaning of a word

• Words repeated in a poem

• Staying in the air over one place

What does "repetition" refer to in poetry?

• A group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem

• The primary meaning of a word

• An idea or feeling that a word brings up

• Words repeated in a poem

What is a "stanza" in a poem?

• An idea or feeling that a word brings up

• Words repeated in a poem

• The primary meaning of a word

• A group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem

What does the term "metaphor" imply in literature?

• A direct comparison without using like or as

• A comparison using like or as

• The repetition of consonant sounds

• An exaggeration for effect

What is the purpose of "alliteration" in poetry?

• To create a visual image for the reader

• To give human characteristics to non-human objects

• To repeat the initial consonant sounds in words close to one another

• To make a direct comparison between two things