Poetry Terms Diagnostic

the speaker's attitude toward the subject of the poem

a beat created by stressed and unstressed syllables in words

The ____________ or message of a poem is revealed and supported by all of the other elements.

In the TPLASTT method of poetry analysis, the P stands for...

giving a non-living thing human or animal characteristics

the continuation of a sentence or clause across a line break.

a group of lines in a poem

the ideas and feelings associated with a word

words that imitate the sounds to which they refer

a direct comparison of two unlike things

repetition of words or phrases in a group of sentences, clauses, or poetic lines

language not meant to be taken literally

the repetition of the same vowel and consonant sounds at the ends of words

the repetition of consonant sounds like in "sally sells sea shells by the sea shore"

a comparison of two unlike things using like or as

language that appeals to the five senses

In poetry, hyperboles understate or downplay a situation.

a poem that does not follow a regular rhyme scheme or rhythm