poetic term device

The repetition of vowel sounds in words

• onomatopoeia
• consonance
• assonance
• alliteration

The repetition of consonant sounds found within or the end of words

• Alliteration
• Assonance
• Dissonance
• Consonance

A line of poetry usually forming a full sentence, meaning it can also go across several lines

• stanza
• couplet
• verse
• line break

A series of stressed and unstressed syllables arranged so the reader expects a similar series to follow

• rhythm

• stanza
• verse
• meter

When a poet uses vivid descriptions that appeal to the senses to create a mental picture for the reader, what literary device is being employed?

• Personification

• Symbolism

• Imagery

• Hyperbole

When an object or element in a poem represents something deeper or abstract, what literary device is being used?

• Imagery

• Symbolism

• Personification

• Hyberbole

A type of literature in which words are arranged and chosen to create a certain effect

• Prose

• Novel
• Essay
• Poetry

A grouped set of lines in a poem, set apart from others with a space is a (this is like the paragraph of poetry)...

• stanza
• refrain
• ballad
• chorus

Poems that tell a story are called...

• free verse poems
• lyrical poems
• narrative poems
• humorous poems

The main idea of a poem. What the author wants you to learn

• free verse
• cinquain
• theme
• metaphor