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In what poetic meter did Shakespeare compose the majority of his plays and sonnets?
anapestic trimeter
terza rima
iambic pentameter
blank verse
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These are all examples of what figurative language?
hyperbole
allusion
metaphor
simile
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a word that sounds likes its meaning or mimics a sound
alliteration
onomatopoeia
imagery
hyperbole
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What is this an example of?
imagery
metaphor
personification
onomatopoeia
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A soliloquy is when a character on stage
doesn't say anything
allows audience to hear his or her thoughts, though no other characters can
sings his or her lines enthusiastically
speaks to another character onstage
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Iambic pentameter has how many syllables?
5 syllables
12 syllables
14 syllables
10 syllables
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comparing two unlike things using LIKE or AS
imagery
metaphor
allusion
simile
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What is THEME?
The author's specific word choice
The author's attitude towards a subject
The reader's attitude towards a subject
The central idea of the poem
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a word or idea that represents something other than itself
allusion
symbolism
imagery
metaphor
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Who was the first to use the sonnet?
Donne
Shakespeare
Petrarch
Milton
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What is this an example of?
alliteration
simile
imagery
metaphor
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the AUTHOR's attitude toward the subject of the poem
allusion
theme
mood
tone
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What is diction?
words that sound like what they are
When the author drops subtle hints about plot development
word choice
the main character of a story
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the pattern of rhymes in a poem
alliteration
internal rhyme
rhyme scheme
repetition
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What is this an example of?
repetition
imagery
allusion
alliteration
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the repeated use of a word, phrase, line, or stanza in a poem
repetition
alliteration
hyperbole
stanza
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the emotions and feelings felt by the READER of a poem
symbolism
mood
tone
theme
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comparing two unlike things WITHOUT using LIKE or AS
metaphor
imagery
simile
symbolism
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What is this an example of?
imagery
metaphor
simile
personification
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Couplet
Two consecutive rhymed lines
A form of poetry
Two people in love in a poem
Four lines that form a stanza
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Language that appeals to the five senses
paradox
metaphor
connotation
imagery
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What is this an example of?
hyperbole
imagery
simile
metaphor
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Definition of paradox?
Statement that is more true than false
Statement that can be seen as true and false simultaneously
The exact opposite in what is said vs. what is meant
Statement that is more false than true
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repeated consonant sound at the beginning of words
alliteration
rhyme
allusion
repetition
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What is this an example of?
imagery
alliteration
personification
onomatopoeia
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giving human characteristics to a non-living object or idea
metaphor
allusion
simile
personification
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exaggeration for effect or to emphasize a point
simile
allusion
hyperbole
metaphor
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use of words to create a vivid mental picture or emphasize a point (paint a picture with words)
imagery
onomatopoeia
allusion
hyperbole
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What is an oxymoron?
repetition of the first word of sentences
words that sound like their meanings
a comparison using like or as
a word or phrase that contradicts itself
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What is connotation?
A writer's or speaker's attitude toward a subject
Nuance
How a word makes you feel
The dictionary definition of a word
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Quatrain
A method of rhyming
Two lines of consecutive rhymes
A poem composed of 14 lines
Fours lines forming a stanza in a poem
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language not meant to be taken literally
denotation
fancy language
figurative language
assonance
