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a stanza or poem with 4 lines, usually with alternate rhymes
quatrain
sestet
tercet
sonnet
What is a simile?
an indirect comparison not using like or as
a direct comparison not using like or as
a direct comparison using like or as
an indirect comparison using like or as
an arrangement of a certain number of lines, usually four or more, sometimes having a fixed length, meter, or rhyme scheme, forming a division of a poem
sonnet
enjambment
verse
stanza
The running on of the thought from one line, couplet, or stanza to the next without a syntactical break
line breaks
enjambment
end rhyme
rhyme scheme
What is a metaphor?
a direct comparison using like or as
a gross exaggeration or understatement
an indirect comparison with no clear connective
a direct indirect comparison using like or as
Buzz or drip, cackle, bang, snarl, pop, are examples of...
personification
simile
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
Flag - Freedom; Red rose - Love. These are examples of a what?
symbol
allusion
imagery
simile
The opposite of hyperbole… intensifying an idea by downplaying it...
exaggeration
hyperbole
understatement
personification
A group of three lines rhyming together or connected by rhyme...
couplet
tercet
quatrain
sestet
I’m so hungry I could eat a horse, is an example of what?
metaphor
simile
idiom
hyperbole
What is an allusion?
figurative language in which inanimate objects are given human qualities Example: High blood pressure snatches the lives of many people.
something that stands for or represents something else
an indirect reference often to a well-known piece of literature, art, music or historical event
The use of words to create pictures that appeal to the five senses or inner thoughts and emotions
I was struggling to figure out how lightning works, but then it struck me, is an example of...
pun
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
"We shall fight on the beaches. We shall fight on the landing grounds. We shall fight in the fields and in the streets." is an example of...
repetition
anaphora
alliteration
phrases
What is a couplet?
a group of three lines rhyming together or connected by rhyme
a stanza or poem with 4 lines, usually with alternate rhymes
a pair of successive lines of verse
a play on the meaning of words
What is the difference between DENOTATION and CONNOTATION?
C - literal meaning of the word; D - secondary meaning of a word
C - abstract meaning of the word; D - secondary meaning of a word
D - dictionary meaning of the word; C - abstract meaning of the word
C - literal meaning of the word; D - secondary meaning of a word
If you are looking at DICTION in poetry, what are you focusing on?
word choice
word arrangement
word sounds
tone
Define tone
the reader's attitude towards the subject
word choice
arrangement of words
the author's attitude toward his subject matter or work.
Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore, is an example of...
alliteration
repetition
rhyme
a poem
The use of words to create pictures that appeal to the five senses or inner thoughts and emotions, is an example of
personification
imagery
allusion
symbolism
"I wandered lonely as a cloud" from Wordsworth, is an example of
idiom
pun
symbolism
simile
What type of poem has 14 lines in iambic pentameter, in three quatrains and ends in a couplet with the rhyme scheme: abab, cdcd,efef,gg or abba,cddc,effe, gg.
iambic pentameter
Shakespearean sonnet
Shakespearean couplet
Petrarchan sonnet
Substitution of one word for another which it suggests. Usually one word that represents part of a whole. This is the definition of...
symbolism
anaphora
metonymy
imagery
Word order or arrangement is the definition of...
rhyme
diction
syntax
tone
What is assonance?
the repetition of consonant sounds in poetry or prose
the close repetition of internal vowel sounds in poetry or prose.
"The ship has sailed to the far off shore"
Sally sells sea shells by the seashore
A foot of verse containing an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed one, is...
sonnet
rhyme
iamb
trochee
The outcome of an entire event is different than the actual outcome, is the definition for...
dramatic irony
verbal irony
situational irony
irony
Which type of irony is this?
verbal irony
dramatic irony
situational irony
Which of the following is dramatic irony?
When the expected outcome is different than the actual outcome or appearance is not reality
the outcome of an entire event is different than the actual outcome
The actual intent is expressed in words which carry the opposite meaning of the opposite of what is expected
when a character in a play speaks lines which are understood by the audience but not by the characters on stage
He worked hard at being lazy is an example of...
hyperbole
paradox
oxymoron
pun
When the expected outcome is different than the actual outcome or appearance is not reality, is the definition of...
paradox
accident
coincidence
irony
A poem that consists of a vivid description inspired by a work of art is...
sonnet
memory
snapshot
ekphrastic
What is an oxymoron?
a theme, character, or verbal pattern that recurs in literature
two apparently contradictory terms that express a paradox
a gross exaggeration or overstatement
the use of words so that they suggest their meaning in sound
What is a Petrarchan sonnet?
a poem of 14 lines in iambic pentameter divided into three quatrains and a concluding couplet with the following rhyme scheme: abab, cdcd,efef,gg or abba,cddc,effe, gg
a sonnet form popularized by Petrarch, consisting of an octave with the rhyme scheme abbaabba and of a sestet with one of several rhyme schemes, as cdecde or cdcdcd
verse written in unrhymed iambic pentameter
Verse written in unrhymed iambic pentameter is the definition of...
free verse
blank verse
line breaks
enjambment
The recurring elements of fire and mockingjay in The Hunger Games are examples of...
symbols
repetition
motif
imagery
