Poetry Test 2025 Study Guide

When a word or phrase is used more than once

The pattern of rhyme in a poem

The overall message or life lesson of a poem

Repetition of beginning sounds/letter of words (ex. she sells seashells)

Giving human qualities to animals, objects, or ideas

Descriptive words that appeal to a reader's senses

An exaggeration for effect

A phrase that has a special meaning that is different from its literal interpretation (ex. hit the road)

A word that imitates the sound it represents

A row of words in a poem