Poetry Terminology

Which is NOT a feature of poetry?

• condensed language

• intense feelings

• rhyme, rhythm, and/or meter

• paragraphing

The writer's attitude towards the topic

• mood

• character perspective

• narration

• tone

the feeling created in the reader

• mood

• perspective

• suspense

• tone

a reference to a famous individual or event to create context

• allusion

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

a stated comparison

• allusion

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

a comparison using like or as

• simile

• metaphor

• allusion

• alliteration

The main idea or enduring message of a piece

• theme

• structure

• purpose

• perspective

Which type of poems line breaks are determined by a syllable count?

• haiku

• sonnet

• limerick

giving human traits to an inanimate object

• imagery

• hyperbole

• personification

• alliteration

the feeling associated with a word

• diction

• denotation

• connotation

• imagery