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Literary Terms and Poetic Devices for 9C Final 2016
Literary Terms and Poetic Devices for 9C Final 2016
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This is a review quiz of literary terms and poetic devices
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The repetition of vowel sounds in a sequence of words
cacophony
alliteration
assonance
consonance
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A pointed discrepancy between what is expected and what actually happens in a story
situational irony
metaphysical irony
dramatic irony
verbal irony
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a form of poetry that does not have a regular rhythm or rhyme scheme
Blank verse
Farce
Free verse
Elegy
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a dominant idea in an artistic or literary work that recurs throughout literary history
mood
symbol
conceit
motif
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A poetic form of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with a particular rhyme scheme
elegy
dramatic monologue
sonnet
ballad
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the most common English meter
iambic pentameter
triplet
blank verse
couplet
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Verse form in unrhymed lines of iambic pentameter that comes close to the patterns of speaking
Free verse
onomatopoeia
metaphysical conceit
Blank verse
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Meanings or associations that readers have with a word beyond its dictionary definition
colloquialism
denotations
connotations
consonance
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"Murderous innocence" is an example of
overstatement
onomatopoeia
oxymoron
synecdoche
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the repetition of sound patterns that creates a rhythm in poetry
scansion
metre
rhyme
assonance
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"And this same flower that smiles today/Tomorrow will be dying" is an example of
onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Personification
Simile
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fixed poems that are categorized by the pattern of lines, meter and rhythm
scansion
metre
caesura
closed form
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The point in a story when the conflict reaches its highest intensity
tension
rising action
climax
falling action
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the dictionary definition of a word
scansion
denotation
conotation
triplet
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In classical Greek drama, this group delivers commentary on the play's action.
comic relief
choir
chorus
commentators
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generally refers to a poem in which words sound identical or very similiar in two or more lines
scansion
symbol
imagery
rhyme
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a subdivision of a poem consisting of lines grouped together
closed form
metre
stanza
couplet
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the analysis of a poem to determine its metre and rhyme scheme
consonance
symbol
triplet
scansion
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a two line stanze in a poem
consonance
metre
rhyme
couplet
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a pause in a line of poetry, usually occuring in the middle
scansion
couplet
caesura
imagery
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the array of images in a literary work
imagery
stanza
scansion
symbol
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"…the eyes chilly and somber like the ocean in March" is an example of
Metaphor
Oxymoron
Simile
Parable
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a reference to another work of literature, art, or a historical event is called
allegory
alliteration
assonance
allusion
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something that suggests or stands for something else
rhyme scheme
symbol
caesura
triplet
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The emotional release felt by the audience at the end of a tragic drama
Caesura
Anagnorisis
Epiphany
Catharsis
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A four-line stanza
octet
sestet
quatrain
tercet
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A speaker's attitude as exposed through stylistic choices
syntax
style
tone
diction
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a poetic device where the first consonant sounds in words are repeated
scansion
metre
alliteration
consonance
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Deliberate exaggeration for emphasis
hyberbole
hubris
irony
conceit
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the pattern in which the rhymed line endings are arranged in a poem
rhyme scheme
scansion
metre
rhyme
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a three line stanza
triplet
3 liner
tri-tip
couplet
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a figure of speech in which an animal or inanimate object is imbued with human qualities
passive voice
personification
parable
persona
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A character embodying only one or two traits who lacks character development
a round character
a foil
a minor character
a flat character
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A writer's choice of words
denotation
dialect
diction
dialogue
