Saying the opposite of what you mean (sarcasm)

Rules for combining words and phrases

A formal poem focused on emotions, often in the first person

repetition of consonant sounds anywhere in the word

lines of poetry where the sense flows to the next line

Which denotation best suits this connotation? "Youthful"

Characteristic of young people, usually well-spirited

two words that rhyme at the end of lines

What does the word Tercets mean in poetry

set or group of three lines of verses rhyming together

reference to a person or place from history or literature

The repetition of vowel sounds in the middle of words.

Parallel Structure in Poetry

Uses gramatical patttern to create rhythm.

A pause in a line of poetry for effect

What is the definition of 'Octet' in poetry?

The first eight lines in a sonnet.

What is alliteration?

When two or more words in a group begin with the same letter

use of descriptive words calling on any of the 5 senses

A poem expressing love or respect for someone/something

Two or more rhyming words within the same line of poetry

The pattern of rhymes the poet uses

Extreme exaggeration used for emphasis or effect

compares two things at length and in many ways

A Petrachan Sonnet contains

Two stanzas with a rhyme scheme of ABBA and CDECDE or CDCDCD

An unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable

What is onomatopoeia?

word that imitates the sound it represents

What happens is the opposite of what was expected

What is juxtaposition?

Two contrasting ideas placed together

What is dramatic irony?

When the audience knows something the characters do not

What is sound in poetry?

Rhythm and sound cooperate to produce the music in poetry

What is a symbol (poetry)?

An object that evokes additional abstract meanings

Definition of Oxymoron

Two words of opposite meaning put together

The author's attitude and feelings toward the subject.

How the audience should feel when reading

A poem consisting of three quatrains and a couplet

what are poetry feet?

A combination of stressed and unstressed syllables

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Verbal Irony
Speaking the truth
They use idioms
Saying a little white lie
Saying the opposite of what you mean (sarcasm)
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What is syntax?
all of the above
Speech during two-word stage of language acquisition
basic unit of sound
Rules for combining words and phrases
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Lyric Poetry
A formal poem focused on emotions, often in the first person
Poetry with a particularly mustical metre
Poetry with a chorus
The words to a song presented as poetry
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What is understatement?
A comparison
A lack of truth
A lack of emphasis
A synonym
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Consonance
repetition of vowel sounds anywhere in the word
repetition of consonant sounds anywhere in the word
repetition of vowel sounds at the beginning of words
repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
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What is enjambment?
short statements
lines of poetry where the sense flows to the next line
overuse of punctuation
uneven line lengths
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Which denotation best suits this connotation? "Youthful"
Tired, wrinkly, of old age
Having lived or existed for on a short time
Small
Characteristic of young people, usually well-spirited
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End Rhyme is...
the use of words with similar sounds
two words that rhyme on the same line
two words that rhyme at the end of lines
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What refers to the word's explicit meaning?
Denotation
Development
Connotation
Diction
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What does the word Tercets mean in poetry
its the title of poem published
is a form of poetry
set or group of three lines of verses rhyming together
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Antithesis shows ....
Similarities between two thesis
Something bad
Something boring
Opposition or contrast
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An allusion is __
a group of words whose meaning is different from the literal
repeated consonant sounds
reference to a person or place from history or literature
an extreme exaggeration
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Assonance is:
The repetition of vowel sounds in the middle of words.
The same as alliteration
The opposite of alliteration.
A soft sound
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Parallel Structure in Poetry
The repetition of internal rhyme
The repetition of prepositional phrases with slant rhyme
Uses gramatical patttern to create rhythm.
Uses repetition of words and phrases.
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Who is the "voice" of a poem?
Speaker
Reader
Poet
Persona
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Can you personify a human?
No
Sometimes
Maybe
Yes
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What is a "Caesura"?
A type of rhyme
A pause in a line of poetry for effect
A type of poetry
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What is the definition of 'Octet' in poetry?
A musical composition for eight voices or instruments.
A group of eight electrons occupying a single shell.
A group of eight people or things.
The first eight lines in a sonnet.
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What is alliteration?
The sequence of events in a story
When two or more words in a group begin with the same letter
The central or dominating idea
The feelings a reader gets from the story
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What is another word for "persona"?
Character
Setting
Plot
Title
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Iambic Tetrameter
Rhyme scheme of abba, abba
Line of poetry with 5 iambs
Rhyme scheme of abab, cdcd, efef, gg
Line of poetry with 4 iambs
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What is imagery?
comparing 2 objects and saying one IS another
phrase meaning is different from its literal expresssion
a word that imitates the sound it represents
use of descriptive words calling on any of the 5 senses
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What is an ode?
A poem expressing hate or dislike for someone/something.
Another word for poetry
A poem expressing love or respect for someone/something
A poem made up of 14 lines that rhyme in a fixed pattern
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Internal Rhyme
Two or more rhyming words within the same line of poetry
An AABB rhyme scheme
When the poem does not have any rhyme
When the rhyme happens in the middle of the poem
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Open form poetry...
never rhymes.
always rhymes.
is controlled by rules.
is free from rules.
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How many similes are there in this example?
2
3
1
4
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In poetry rhythm is...
The volume by which you read.
The type of poem it is.
The rhyme pattern.
The beat by which you read.
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What is a sonnet?
A hat or bonnet for wearing in the sun.
A poem that is also a limerick.
A found poem.
A fourteen line, lyric poem
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A villanelle
repeats
all of the above
has 19 lines
rhymes
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Rhyme scheme
stanza
The pattern of rhymes the poet uses
A "paragraph" in poetry
the sound of words
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What is hyperbole?
Describing animals, objects, or ideas with human qualities
The way an author reveals a character's personality
Extreme exaggeration used for emphasis or effect
The feelings the reader gets from a story
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Extended metaphor
compares many things against each other
a metaphor that has many words
compares two things at length and in many ways
compares no things in many ways
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A Petrachan Sonnet contains
Two stanzas with a rhyme scheme of ABBA and CDECDE
Four stanzas with a rhyme scheme of ABAB, CDCD, EFEF, GG
Two stanzas with a rhyme scheme of ABBA and CDECDE or CDCDCD
Two stanzas with a rhyme scheme of ABBA and CDCDCD
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An IAMB is
An unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable
A type of Shakespearean character
A stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable
A line of verse
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How many stanzas are in this poem?
3
2
4
1
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What is onomatopoeia?
an over-exaggeration
word that imitates the sound it represents
repeating of the beginning sounds in words
phrase meaning is different from its literal expression
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Conceit
extended iambic pentameter
extended metaphor
extended simile
extended enjambment
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How many lines are contained in a sestet?
8
5
6
7
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What is irony?
Almost impossible to remember
Melancholy and dark
What happens is the opposite of what was expected
Full of iron
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What is juxtaposition?
The position of words
The position of paragraphs
Two contrasting ideas placed together
Two opposites placed together
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What is dramatic irony?
When the audience knows something the characters do not
When a character says one thing but means another.
When you expect one thing to happen but the unexpected does
When an event contradicts the reader's expectations
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a cadence in poetry, or placing words in a particular order to create...
graphic element
structure
rhyme
rhythm
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All of the following are closed forms of poetry EXCEPT
Ballads
Haiku
Free Verse
Sonnets
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What is sound in poetry?
It allows the reader to enjoy the poem
Rhythm and sound cooperate to produce the music in poetry
Harsh, discordant mixture of sound
It creages and imagine in the readers mind
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What is a symbol (poetry)?
A statement that initially appears to be contradictory
The theme of a work of literature
An explicit comparison between two things
An object that evokes additional abstract meanings
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All of the following phrases are metaphors except...
Jill was as happy as a lark
Steven's stomach was a bottomless pit.
Ben is the apple of my eye
The branches were fingernails scratching on the window.
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Definition of Oxymoron
Two words of opposite meaning put together
A sound spelled out
An extreme exaggeration
A comparison
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What is tone?
Action words
A person, place, thing, or animal
The author's attitude and feelings toward the subject.
How the audience should feel.
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What is mood?
How the audience should feel when reading
Action words
A person, place, thing, or idea
The attitude and feelings of the author
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Shakespearean Sonnet
A poem consisting of an octave and a sestet
A poem written by any of the eighteenth-century "Shakespearites"
A poem consisting of three quatrains and a couplet
A poem containing wordplay and dramatic irony
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what are poetry feet?
feet with a deeper meaning
a type of poem
A combination of stressed and unstressed syllables
a Shakespearean foot
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A paradox is a phrase/statement that is self-contradictory, but actually valid.
True
False
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Situational Irony is...
When the audience knows something that the characters do not
Giving human qualities to non-living objects
Situation where outcome is not what is expected or intended
Saying one thing but meaning another
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What is a poet's or writer's choice of words?
Diction
Layers
Figurative Language
Syntax
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Iambic Pentameter
a line of verse with five metrical feet,
10 syllables
2 or 3 syllables
repeat
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What is slant rhyme?
words that don't rhyme
poems that are easily knocked over
poems with bias
rhyming words that are imperfect, but close
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Quatrains are
2 line stanzas
8 line stanzas
6 line stanzas
4 line stanzas
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An elegy is...
A celebration of someone who has passed
An idea form the text
A very long speech
A sad poem or song
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What is a near rhyme?
They tried, but the rhyme is horrible.
The end of the words are exactly the same.
They sound like a Rhyme to the ear.
Using two of the same words to rhyme.
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Meter (poetry)
author
rhythm or beat
title

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