Poetry Term Review

What is a stanza of four lines?

"I think I like the pink kite" is an example of what?

The use of specific vowels, consonants, accents and a combination of these is?

When an author gives living qualities to inanimate objects, the author is using?

"Billy could hear the waves crashing on the shore" is an example of?

A reference made to another work of literature or a historical event is?

An exaggeration used for emphasis or effect is what?

The organization of words, phrases and clauses is called?

“Living death” is an example of what?

“In order to preserve peace, we must prepare for war” is an example of?

What is it?

The intentional downplaying of a situation's significance of effect is?

“Fame is a fickle food upon a shifting plate” is an example of?

The topic of the poem is also called what?

The word "pushy" has what kind of a connotation?

What kind of tone is created in the poem?

Repeated vowel sounds in words placed near each other is?

When an author uses an object or idea to suggest more than its literal meaning they are using?

The person or people to whom the speaker is speaking is?

What are words and phrases used to help the reader to imagine each of the senses?

The repetition of the same consonant sounds at the beginning of words near each other is?

The running over of a sentence or thought into the next line is?

The dictionary definition of a word is?

This is used when words sound like their meanings.

Repeated consonant sounds at the ending of words near each other is?

The emotions, thoughts, and ideas associated with a word is?

A situation or phrase that appears to be contradictory, but contains a truth is?

"The fair breeze blew, as the white foam flew" is an example of what?

The complete statement the poem makes about its subject is?

These are poetic units that operate like paragraphs in a story.

A stanza of three lines is?

“He’s a bruisin’ loser” is an example of what?

This is the poet's choice of words.

The word "generous" has what kind of connotation?

The purposeful re-use of words and phrases for an effect is known as?

What is a comparison using like or as

What has stanzas of only two lines, usually rhyming lines?

A combination of two words that appear to contradict each other is?

“Or if poor Icarus did-feeling his sides” is an example of?

This is the poet's attitude toward the subject of the poem.

These are comparisons that are more implied, not using the words like or as.