WorksheetsLiterary Terms #41-60
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
imagery
painting with words, the use of figurative language to appeal to our senses, especially visually
involves the opposite of what is known
highly musical verse that expresses strong emotions
compares two things that are not alike without actually mentioning one of them
implied metaphor
involves the opposite of what is known or expected
compares two things that are not alike without actually mentioning one of them
a comparison between two unlike things without using like or as
when a word sounds like what it means
internal rhyme
rhyming words ending in stressed syllables
the pattern of beats or rhythm of a poem
when a word in the middle of a line rhymes with a word at the end or in the middle of the next line
highly musical verse that expresses strong emotions
irony
a phrase containing two words that contradict each other
a seemingly contradictory idea that reveals a truth
a figure of speech in which a related object is subsituted for the actual idea being referred to
literary device that involves the opposite of what is known or expected
Italian or Petrarchan Sonnet
14 lines of iambic pentameter containing an octave and a sested
verse in praise of someone or something
verse that tells a story
verse that emphasizes philosophical exploration over structural and lyrical elements
litote
involves the opposite of what is known or expected
understatement in which a positive comment is made by stating the negative of the opposite of what is intended
when a word sounds like what it means
highly musical verse that expresses strong emotion
lyric poem
verse that emphasizes philosophical exploration over structural and lyrical elements
verse that tells a story
highly musical verse that expresses strong emotions
verse in praise of someone or something
masculine rhyme
the pattern of beats or rhythm of a poem
when a word in the middle of a line rhymes with a word at the end of the line or in the middle of the next line
painting with words, the use of figurative language to appeal to the senses, especially visually
rhyming words that end in stressed syllables
metaphor
a comparison between two unlike things not using like or as
compares two things that are not alike without mentioning one of them
a figure of speech in which a related object is substituted for the actual idea being referred to
repetition of words or grammatically similar phrases with slight variation to emphasize meaning
metaphysical poetry
verse in praise of someone or something
verse that emphasizes philosophical exploration over structural and lyrical elements
verse that tells a story
verse in which there is only one foot per line
meter
highly musical verse that expresses strong emotion
when a word sounds like what it means
the pattern of beats or rhythm of a poem
a phrase containing two words that contradict each other
metonymy
repetition of words or grammatically similar phrases with slight variation to emphasize meaning
14 lines of iambic pentameter with an octave and a sestet
the pattern of beats or rhythm of a poem
a figure of speech in which a related object is substituted for the actual idea being referred to
monometer
verse in which there is one foot per line
a seemingly contradictory idea that reveals a truth
the pattern of beats or rhythm of a poem
painting with words, the use of figurative language to appeal to our senses, especially visually
narrative poem
verse in praise of someone or something
verse that tells a story
verse that emphasizes philosophical exploration over structural and lyrical elements
highly musical verse that expresses strong emotion
octave
when a word sounds like what it means
understatement in which a positive comment is made by stating the negative of the opposite of what is intended
stanza with 8 lines
a figure of speech in which a related object is substituted for the actual idea being referred to
ode
verse in which there is only one foot per line
stanza with 8 lines
verse that tells a story
verse in praise of someone or something
onomatopoeia
when a word sounds like what it means
stanza with 8 lines
a phrase containing two words that contradict each other
verse in praise of someone or something
oxymoron
when a word sounds like what it means
a phrase containing two words that contradict each other
a seemingly contradictory idea that reveals a truth
literary device that involves the opposite of what is known or expected
paradox
a phrase containing two words that contradict each other
repetition of words or grammatically similar phrases with slight variation to emphasize meaning
a seemingly contradictory idea that reveals a truth
literary device that involves the opposite of what is known or expected
parallelism
verse that emphasizes philosophical exploration over structural or lyrical elements
understatement in which a positive comment is made by stating the negative of the opposite of what is intended
painting with words, the use of figurative language to appeal to the senses, especially visually
repetition of words or grammatically similar phrases with slight variation to emphasize meaning
