Poetry Glossary

What is alliteration?

• A repeated sound at the beginning of words that are close together.

• An extreme exaggeration.

• A saying that cannot be understood literally.

• Words that create mental pictures.

Fill in the blank: Figurative language uses words to say something in a strong, fresh, or creative manner. Examples include hyperbole, idiom, imagery, metaphor, personification, and ________.

• simile

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• oxymoron

What is hyperbole?

• A) A repeated sound at the beginning of words.

• B) An extreme, exaggerated way of saying something.

• C) A saying that cannot be understood literally.

• D) Words that create mental pictures.

What is an idiom?

• A repeated sound at the beginning of words.

• An extreme, exaggerated way of saying something.

• A saying or phrase that cannot be understood literally.

• Words that create mental pictures.

Fill in the blank: Imagery involves words that help the reader create mental pictures or feel emotions by describing how things look, sound, smell, taste, or feel. Examples include: 'This is autumn: bright leaves crackling beneath your skipping feet and the scent of apples in the air.'

• imagery

• metaphor

• alliteration

• personification

A line break in poetry is:

• a pause at the end of a line

• a continuation of a sentence without a pause

• a type of rhyme scheme

• a stanza in a poem

A metaphor is a figure of speech that involves:

• a direct comparison between two unrelated things

• an exaggeration for emphasis

• a question asked for effect

• a statement of fact

What is mood in poetry?

• The emotional atmosphere of a poem

• The rhyme scheme of a poem

• The structure of a poem

• The theme of a poem

Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the sound it represents.

• A literary device

• A type of poem

• A word that imitates sound

• A figure of speech

What is personification?

• A literary device where human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas.

• A type of poem.

• A form of dialogue in plays.

• A narrative technique.