Poetic Forms, Poetry Elements, and Figurative Language

Question 1

A verse or phrase repeated throughout a poem or song

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refrain

Question 2

What was the name of the poem we analyzed in class?

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Unfolding Bud

Question 3

A mnemonic used for the analysis of poetry

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TP-CASTT

Question 4

An extreme exaggeration

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hyperbole

Question 5

A comparison between two things using "like" or "as"

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simile

Question 6

A humorous poem that uses puns and wordplay

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limerick

Question 7

A poem that tells a story

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narrative

Question 8

"The angry boy had a chip on his shoulder" is an example of a(n)...

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idiom

Question 9

"The dean of students is the Hitler of our school" is an example of a(n)

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allusion

Question 10

A direct comparison between two unlike things

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metaphor

Question 11

When an author uses descriptive language that appeals to the 5 senses

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imagery

Question 12

The denotation of a word is the...

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the dictionary definition

Question 13

The word "cheap" can have both a positive AND negative...

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connotation

Question 14

A poem that does not have any set rules

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free verse

Question 15

A poem that takes the shape of what it is describing

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concrete

Question 16

The repetition of consonant sounds within words, phrases, or lines

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consonance

Question 17

When words are spelled similarly so they APPEAR to rhyme (but don't actually rhyme)

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eye rhyme, sight rhyme

Question 18

Finding the pattern of rhymes in a poem is called the...

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rhyme scheme

Question 19

How the READER feels while reading a poem

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mood

Question 20

When you use the words around an unknown word to figure out the meaning you are using...

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context clues

Question 21

The repetition of vowel sounds in a phrase, line, or stanza

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assonance

Question 22

A poem about emotions that is usually set to music

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ballad

Question 23

An arrangement of lines of poetry into a group, like a paragraph

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stanza

Question 24

"The breeze billowed beneath the blankets" is an example of

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alliteration

Question 25

"larger half" and "deafening silence" are examples of...

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oxymorons

Question 26

Words that sound like sounds are...

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onomatopoeia

Question 27

What do you use to label rhyme scheme?

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letters of the alphabet

Question 28

Poems always have to rhyme

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false

Question 29

"My love is a red, red rose" is an example of a...

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metaphor, analogy

Question 30

A reference to the Bible, mythology, historical people or events, or classic literature

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allusion

Question 31

The poet's attitude toward the subject

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tone

Question 32

Giving human characteristics to non-human things

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personification

Question 33

A traditional Japanese poem about nature

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haiku

Question 34

"If you do the crime, you do the time" is an example of

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true rhyme, internal rhyme

Question 35

What is the MINIMUM number of times you should read a poem?

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2

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