ENG3U Terms Review (Poetic Devices and etc.)

End rhymes are rhymes occurring at the beginning of verse lines

Unrhymed verse, usually with lines of ten syllables each, common in English drama and poetry

crash, bang, vroom, splash are all examples of?

What is the symbolism in this: “The doves flew out of sight, never to be seen again”

Which of the following are examples of oxymorons?

Personification is when inanimate objects (non-living things) are given human qualities or abilities

Hyperboles are meant to be taken literally

An Ode to a woman named Elise would suggest feelings of.... ?

Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words (e.g. The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain)

"Fair is foul, and foul is fair" is an example of assonance

A comparison between two objects using the words “like,” “than,” or “as”

Repetition is when one or more words are repeated to show urgency or importance

Long narrative poem about heroic characters in a series of adventures, usually over an extended period of time

"Patty was a raging tiger when she lost her lunch money" What is this an example of?

Litotes are the opposite of hyperbole in that it refers to...

Symbolism is

Imagery is...

If you got it from the text, it’s evidence; if it came from you, it’s analysis

In this song lyric, what can the underlined lyric be referred to as?

In this song lyric, what can the specific component be referred to as?

Caesura refers to a pause or break in the metrical or rhythmical progress of a line or verse