An introduction to poetic terminology

Question 1

"My love is like a red, red rose"--Robert Burns

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simile

Question 2

Known as "heart-beat" foot, this poetic foot presents unstressed syllable > stressed syllable

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Iamb

Question 3

figure of speech comparing 2 unlike things; 1 thing > another w/o "like," "as," than," etc.

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metaphor

Question 4

figure of speech comparing 2 unlike things using "like," "as," "resembles," etc.

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simile

Question 5

type of writing using language to express imaginative/emotional qualities instead or +meaning

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poetry

Question 6

use of word/words whose sound imitates its meaning--e.g., crackle, pop, fizz, click, chirp

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onomatopeia

Question 7

word use outside of literal or usual meaning to +beauty/force--often uses metaphors+similes

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figurative language

Question 8

Use of similar vowel sounds within a word

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assonance

Question 9

"The poetry gets bored of being alone/ It wants to go outdoors to chew on the wings..."

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personification

Question 10

"Love is a rose" is an example of a

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metaphor

Question 11

subbing name of attribute/adjunct for that of thing meant--e.g., suit for business executive

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metonymy

Question 12

a special kind of metaphor in which a nonhuman thing is talked about as if it were human

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personification

Question 13

Use of similar sounds at beginning or end of a word

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alliteration

Question 14

When a person, place, thing or idea stands for itself and for something else

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symbolism

Question 15

An unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable

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Iambic foot

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