The repetition of vowel sounds

Words or phrases that appeal to any of the five senses or any combination of senses

A comparison between two objects with the intent of giving clearer meaning to one of them. Often forms of the "to be" verb are used, such as "is" or "was", to make the comparison

A figure of speech which endows animals, ideas, or inanimate objects with human traits or abilities

The repeating words, phrases, lines, or stanzas

The similarity of ending sounds existing between two words

A comparison between two objects using a specific word or comparison such as "like", "as", or "than"

A grouping of two or more lines of a poem in terms of length, metrical form, or rhyme scheme

a figure of speech, in which an object or circumstance from unrelated context is referred to covertly or indirectly. It is left to the audience to make the direct connection.

The way a poem is laid out on a page is called....

It was July, and the sun

toasted the emerald grass

until it smelled of warmth

and green and life.

Q. It was July, and my heart

soaked up the air warmth

until it sang of joy

and love and life.

How many STANZAS does the poem have?

It was July, and the sun

toasted the emerald grass

until it smelled of warmth

and green and life.

Q. It was July, and my heart

soaked up the air warmth

until it sang of joy

and love and life.

How many LINES in the poem above?

the pattern of rhyme in a poem or song. Usually it’s characterized by letters (ABAB or AABB, etc.)

A pair of lines in poetry that usually rhyme or have the same meter

a stanza of four lines, usually the lines alternate in rhyme (ABAB)

a lyric poem of fourteen lines. Typically the lines are divided into four stanzas. (the first 3 stanzas have 4 lines each and the last has 2 lines)

A Japanese lyric poem having three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables; traditionally the topic of nature or the seasons

"Her face it bloomed like a sweet flower" is an example of...

"The air is drugged with azalea blossoms" is an example of...

"There's a smell of damp hay,/ of horses..." is imagery appealing to which of the five senses?

"Life is some kind of loathsome hag who is forever threatening to turn beautiful" is an example of--

"So I am proud only of those days that we pass in undivided tenderness..." is an example of:

"So Eden sank to grief" is an example of--

"While I nodded, nearly napping..." is an example of--

___________ is the feeling the reader gets as he/she reads the text.

Author's set a TONE or MOOD in literature by conveying an emotion or emotions through ____________.

She hesitated, listening for sounds of the creature. The forest seemed empty, but she could sense something else out there. Something watching and waiting. What is the mood of the passage?

What is a tercet?

• The first letters in a line/verse spell a word if you read vertically