8 ELA Poetry Terms Review

Question 1

10 syllables in each line, rhyme scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

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sonnet

Question 2

a poem that does not have a specific rhyme scheme, meter, or stanza pattern

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free verse

Question 3

A unified group of lines in poetry, often marked with a space between sections.

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stanza

Question 4

Using a part to represent the whole OR a whole to represent only part

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synecdoche

Question 5

exaggerating to make a point

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hyperbole

Question 6

What do you call cheese that is not yours? Nacho Cheese

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pun

Question 7

Ben has the heart of a lion.

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metaphor

Question 8

a polite way of saying something harsh or unpleasant

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euphemism

Question 9

Each line of the poem starts with a specific letter to spell out a word or phrase

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acrostic

Question 10

A person posts a video on YouTube about how much they hate YouTube videos

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situational irony

Question 11

When the opposite of what is expected or intended happens

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situational irony

Question 12

two lines of poetry that rhyme with each other

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couplet

Question 13

a poem which tells a story. It has characters and a clear plot.

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narrative

Question 14

the attitude a poems narrator has: serious, humourous, sarcastic, solemn.

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tone

Question 15

When what is said is the opposite of what is really meant

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verbal irony

Question 16

the sound at the end of nearby words is repeated

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rhyme

Question 17

A play on words. Often when words sound alike or have two different meanings

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pun

Question 18

a comparison of two things using like, as or than

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simile

Question 19

the arrangement of sounds/beats to create a pattern syllables of stressed/unstressed sounds

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meter

Question 20

the vowel sound in the middle of nearby words is repeated

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assonance

Question 21

When a statement seems false or contradictory but actually has some element of truth

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paradox

Question 22

Crash, boom, bang, buzz, moo

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onomatopoeia

Question 23

three line, unrhymed poem with 5/7/5 syllable pattern

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haiku

Question 24

the central meaning of message of a poem

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theme

Question 25

a single line of poetry

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verse

Question 26

when a line of poetry ends without a pause or any punctuation, it flows onto the next line

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enjambment

Question 27

when you choose specific words from a piece of writing to create a new poem

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blackout

Question 28

When the reader knows more than the characters in the story

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dramatic irony

Question 29

The words leapt off the page as she read.

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personification

Question 30

Pigs are pretty ugly.

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Oxymoron

Question 31

the sound at the beginning of nearby words is repeated

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alliteration

Question 32

Repeating words or a phrase to have an effect or create emphasis

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anaphora

Question 33

The authors specific word choice

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diction

Question 34

Nobody goes to that restaurant, it is just too crowded.

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paradox

Question 35

The flowers are beautiful, you are quite the Romeo.

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allusion

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