Poetic Terminology (Grade 8)

Question 1

_____ repeats the same words or phrases a few times to make an idea clearer and more memorable.

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Repetition

Question 2

An ______ is a sad poem, usually written to praise and express sorrow for someone who is dead.

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Elegy

Question 3

Do you like this class?

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Meh., I don't care., No! I really hate this class!, Yes!I really enjoy it!

Question 4

A _________ is a repetition of similar sounding words, occurring at the end of lines in poems .

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Rhyme

Question 5

__________ is a word's or thing's “dictionary defintion”, i.e. its literal meaning.

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Denotation

Question 6

__________ are figures of speech that are organized into different categories.

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Poetic Terms

Question 7

It refers to the practice of giving human traits and characteristics to other things.

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Personification

Question 8

!Bonus Points!

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╰(*´︶`*)╯, (^з^)-☆, (☝︎ ՞ਊ ՞)☝︎, (*≧∀≦*)

Question 9

A Japanese verse form of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables.

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Haiku

Question 10

A word which imitates the natural sound(s) of a thing.(A sound effect)

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Onomatopoeia

Question 11

A _______ is a division of four or more lines having a fixed length, meter, or rhyming scheme.

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Stanza

Question 12

____________ refers to repetitive sounds produced by consonants within a sentence or phrase.

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Consonance

Question 13

The _______is the voice behind the poem-the person we imagine to be saying the things out loud.

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Speaker

Question 14

As a literary device, _______ is when the real meaning is concealed or contradicted.

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Irony

Question 15

The poet’s attitude toward the poem's contents as interpreted by the reader.

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Tone

Question 16

The repetition of vowel sounds without repeating consonants; sometimes called vowel rhyme.

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Assonance

Question 17

A ________refers to when the poem's tone and/ or subject suddenly (or gradually) changes.

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Shift

Question 18

A comparison made with “as,” “like,” or “than.”

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Simile

Question 19

Elements of a poem that invoke any of the five senses to create a set of mental images.

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Imagery

Question 20

____________ are a form of literary device used in poetry.

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Poetic Devices

Question 21

A phrase or line repeated at intervals within a poem, especially at the end of a stanza.

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Refrain

Question 22

A formal or ceremonious lyric poem that addresses or celebrates a person,place, thing, or idea.

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Ode

Question 23

A ________ is a poem with no rhyme but does have iambic pentameter.

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Blank Verse

Question 24

______ refers that's associated with a word in addition to its literal meaning.

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Connotation

Question 25

A figure of speech composed of a striking exaggeration.

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Hyperbole

Question 26

A popular narrative song passed down orally.

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Ballad

Question 27

_______ is the repetition of initial stressed consonant sounds in a phrase or verse line.

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Alliteration

Question 28

A ___________ is the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem or song.

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Rhyme Scheme

Question 29

The running-over of a sentence or phrase from one poetic line to the next, without punctuation.

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Enjambment

Question 30

Harsh or discordant sounds, often the result of repetition and combination of consonants.

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Cacophony

Question 31

A _______ asserts a correlation or resemblance between two things that are otherwise unrelated.

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Metaphor

Question 32

A 14-line poem with a variable rhyme scheme. It is literally a “little song".

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Sonnet

Question 33

___________ is a type of poetry that does not contain patterns of rhyme or meter.

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Free Verse

Question 34

_________ refers to a poem's physical structure.

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Poetic Forms

Poetic Terminology (Grade 8)

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Poetic Terminology (Grade 8)

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