Poetry Terms

Which literary device involves giving human qualities to non-human things?

• Imagery

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Simile

A 14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme and typically ten syllables per line is called a:

• Haiku

• Sonnet

• Monologue

• Extended Metaphor

A Japanese poem with three lines of five, seven, and five syllables, often about nature, is a:

• Sonnet

• Haiku

• Monologue

• Personification

The emotional atmosphere created by a piece of writing is its:

• Tone

• Mood

• Theme

• Point of View

The voice that speaks in a poem is the:

• Persona

• Speaker

• Author

• Character

Which of these is a comparison using "like" or "as"?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Extended Metaphor

The literal meaning of a word is its:

• Connotation

• Denotation

• Diction

• Rhythm

The rhythmic pattern of a line of poetry is its:

• Meter

• Rhythm

• Diction

• Tone

A long speech by one character in a play is a:

• Monologue

• Dialogue

• Soliloquy

• Aside

The feeling or idea associated with a word, beyond its literal meaning, is its:

• Denotation

• Connotation

• Imagery

• Theme