Year 12 Poetry Revision (IDENTITY ANTHOLOGY)

What is the literary term for the repetition of the same consonant sound, e.g., 'rapid rifle’s rattle'?

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

What is the definition of 'Allusion'?

• A reference to a well-known person, place, event, or work of art.
• A type of metaphor used in poetry.
• A detailed analysis of a literary work.
• A direct quote from a famous speech.

What is the literary term for the repetition of similar vowel sounds, e.g., 'The trumpets were blown, then thrown down.'?

• Assonance

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Consonance

What is the definition of 'Caesura'?

• A literary device used in prose.
• A pause or break in a line of poetry.
• A type of poetic meter.
• A rhyme scheme in poetry.

What is the definition of 'Enjambment'?

• A poetic device that uses rhyme at the end of lines.
• A technique where a line ends with a punctuation mark.
• A form of repetition in poetry.
• Enjambment is the continuation of a sentence or clause across a line break in poetry.

What is a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing?

• Euphemism

• Hyperbole

• Oxymoron

• Metaphor

What is the literary term for 'In the middle of things'?

• In Media Res

• Deus Ex Machina

• Foreshadowing

• Anagnorisis

What is the use of words that suggest the sound of the action that they refer to, e.g., bang, hiss, splash?

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Simile

What is a 'Sonnet'?

• A 14 line poem, usually with ten syllables in each line. Sometimes sonnets are split into an octave and a sestet.

• A poem with no fixed structure or rhyme scheme.

• A narrative poem that tells a story over many stanzas.

• A short poem of two lines with a rhyming couplet.

The theme of the poem 'Belfast Confetti' by Ciaran Carson is:

• Love and romance

• Urban conflict and chaos

• Nature and tranquility

• Childhood memories