Elements of Poetry Vocabulary

Question 1

repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginnings of several words

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alliteration

Question 2

giving an animal, object, or idea human qualities

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personification

Question 3

stretching the truth through through a comparison, idiom or word play

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exaggeration

Question 4

A direct comparison between two different things

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metaphor

Question 5

repeating words, sounds, phrases

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repetition

Question 6

a regular pattern of rhythm

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meter

Question 7

A feeling(s) created by the poet through the use of words

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mood

Question 8

a poem that tells a story

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narrative poem

Question 9

a group of lines in a poem

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stanza

Question 10

combination of elements used to create a feeling or special effect/something other than literal

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figurative language

Question 11

words used to create sounds/noises

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onomatopoeia

Question 12

repetition of the ending sounds

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rhyme

Question 13

a short poem written to express the poet's thoughts in a musical way.

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lyric poem

Question 14

comparison between two things using "like" and "as"

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simile

Question 15

Using language in poetry which appeals to the five senses

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imagery

Question 16

a word or message is spelled vertically using the first letter of each line

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acrostic

Question 17

a phrase of everyday words that don't exactly mean what they say: "Let the cat out of the bag."

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idiom

Question 18

Japanese style poem usually abour nature or the seasons

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haiku

Question 19

an exaggeration used for emphasis or humor

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hyperbole

Question 20

the attitude of a writer toward a subject or audience

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tone

Questions 20