English II Content Specific Vocabulary

A group of lines in a poem
is called

• stanza
• paragraph
• line break
• form

It was July, and the sun
toasted the emerald grass
until it smelled of warmth
and green and life. 
 
It was July, and my heart
soaked up the air warmth 
until it sang of joy
and love and life. 
 
How many stanzas in the poem above?

• This poem has 1 stanza
• This poem has 2 stanzas
• This poem has 4 stanzas
• This poem has 8 stanzas

It was July, and the sun
toasted the emerald grass
until it smelled of warmth
and green and life. 
 
It was July, and my heart
soaked up the air warmth 
until it sang of joy
and love and life. 
 
How many lines in the poem above?

• This poem has 1 line
• This poem has 2 lines
• This poem has 4 lines
• This poem has 8 lines

The repetition of beginning sounds

• rhyme

• rhythm

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

The musical quality produced by the repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables

is called

• rhyme

• rhythm

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

Using words that have the same

(or very similar)

ending sound

is called

• rhyme

• rhythm

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

A figure of speech

that suggests a similarity

between two different things

(usually using "like" or "as")

is called

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole

A figure of speech that

offers an exaggerated

or extravagant statement

(that is not meant to be taken literally)

in order to highlight a point

is called

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole

A figure of speech that

gives human-like characteristics

to an abstract idea

or non-human thing

is called

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole

A comparison of two unlike things not using like or as

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole