Poetry Terms

What is the repetition of the first letters of words known as?

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Connotation

• Consonance

What term is used for an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally?

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

What is the main message of a story or poem referred to as?

• Theme

• Mood

• Tone

• Imagery

What is a warning of a future event in a piece of writing called?

• Foreshadowing

• Flashback

• Foretelling

• Presaging

What is a group of lines forming a basic recurring metrical unit in a poem called?

• Stanza

• Verse

• Rhyme

• Rhythm

What term describes naming something by its sound?

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Consonance

What is the term for rhyme in which words sound similar but not identical?

• Slant Rhyme

• Full Rhyme

• Internal Rhyme

• End Rhyme

What is the term for projecting human characteristics onto inanimate objects?

• Personification

• Anthropomorphism

• Metaphor

• Symbolism

What is the term for the literal meaning of a word?

• Denotation

• Connotation

• Definition

• Explanation

What is a literary device that can be defined as a foot containing short syllables called?

• Iamb

• Trochee

• Dactyl

• Anapest