English 11 Poetry Terms

a pause in a line of verse created by the natural rhythm of the language

a poem that has visual appeal (shape)

a lyric poem on a serious subject and written in a dignified style

unpleasant sounding words

stanza is:

irrational and dreamlike, ungoverned imagery

scansion is:

"One must be cruel to be kind" is an example of:

parody is:

"Bob broke Brenda's bat." is an example of:

"Sweet sorrow" is an example of:

verse is:

words that sound like their meaning is:

a regular fixed pattern of rhyme in a poem

"The chair waited around patiently" is an example of:

a very short and witty poem

The line: "My brother's father is as light as a feather" contains which poetic device?

a work that ridicules attitude, style or subject is:

"It's raining cats and dogs" is an example of:

a poem of a mournful nature written for someone who has died

What device is it when a poet addresses a person or thing as if they were present?

ballad is:

use of words that are pleasant sounding

blank verse is:

the liberty taken by poets to play with conventional rules of grammar and spelling