English IV: Poetry Terms 2025

What is the definition of Alliteration?

• The repetition of vowel sounds in words that are close together in a sentence or verse.

• The use of words whose sounds suggest their meanings.

• A literary device that involves repeating the same consonant sound at the beginning of multiple words in a sentence or phrase.

• Occurs when words share the same consonant sounds, but they come after different vowel sounds.

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Which poetic device is demonstrated in the example: "Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary"?

• Assonance

• Alliteration

• Consonance

• Onomatopoeia

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Fill in the blank: Consonance is a literary device that occurs when words share the same _______ sounds, but they come after different vowel sounds.

• consonant

• vowel

• syllable

• rhyming

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Which poetic device is described as the repetition of vowel sounds in words that are close together in a sentence or verse?

• Alliteration

• Consonance

• Assonance

• Onomatopoeia

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What is the definition of Irony?

• An essential discrepancy or incongruity between the expectation and the reality. Types include: Verbal, Situational, Dramatic.

• A direct statement of fact without any hidden meaning.

• A form of exaggeration used to emphasize a point.

• A comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What effect does Irony create in poetry?

• Irony creates meaning in the contrast between appearances and reality, often provoking reflection and deeper insight. It becomes a powerful vehicle for poets to convey their thematic messages.

• Irony always creates humor and light-heartedness, making poems less serious.

• Irony removes all ambiguity from a poem, making its meaning straightforward and clear.

• Irony primarily serves to confuse readers and obscure the poet's message.

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What is the definition of Anaphora?

• The deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive lines, sentences, clauses, stanzas or paragraphs.

• A figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear in conjunction.

• A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art.

• The attribution of human characteristics to something nonhuman.

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What is the effect of Anaphora in poetry?

• Provides emphasis for crucial ideas; appeals to the reader's emotions and often 'persuades' through its repetition.

• Creates a sense of confusion and randomness in the poem.

• Limits the emotional impact of the poem by reducing repetition.

• Distracts the reader from the main theme of the poem.

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What is Personification?

• A figure of speech where objects and animals are given human characteristics.

• A type of poem that tells a story.

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'.

• A word that imitates a sound.

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How does Personification help the reader?

• Helps the reader develop a connection between a distant object or idea and feel empathy or sympathy for that idea or object.

• It makes the text more difficult to understand by using complex vocabulary.

• It provides factual information about objects and ideas without emotion.

• It removes all emotions from the text, making it more objective.

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