Poetic Devices Review

Repetition of the same word or word group at the beginning of successive phrases or clauses.

Which of the following is an example of internal rhyme in the poem below?

A group of poetic lines like paragraphs or a verse.

The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.

The structure of the poem below can best be described as...

Repetition of the same word or word group at the end of successive phrases or clauses.

The poem below contains a regular...

The last two lines of this stanza contain an obvious example of...

A type of poem that focuses on a deep description of a person, animal or object.

The first line of this poem contains an obvious example of...

The stanza below can best be described as...

The poem below contains...

A dramatic shift or change in emotion, thought, or content during a poem that greatly contributes to its meaning.

A form of poetry that tells a story and lets the reader draw a conclusion about the meaning of the poem.

A group of two lines of poetry (often rhyming).

Type of poetry that exhibits regular structure, such as a specific meter or a rhyming pattern.

No government is better than the men who compose it, and I want the best, and we need the best, and we deserve the best.

Poetry that ignores “traditional” rules, such as rhyme or meter (or sometimes even punctuation and line breaks).

A form of poetry that expresses thoughts, emotions, and feelings rather than action or storyline.

The stanzas in the poem below are organized into...

The poem below contains...

The three stanzas below most obviously contain...

We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing-grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets.