Poetry Analysis Terms Flashcards

1

A section of lines in a poem.

metaphor
imagery
speaker
stanza

2

Figurative language that compares two things

Metaphor
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
Tone

3

Extravagant exaggeration

Imagery
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia

4

Using words that imitate sound.

Onomatopoeia
theme
Metaphor
alliteration

5

The main idea or message of a literary work.

Metaphor
Theme
Stanza
Tone

6

The voice of the poem.

Author
Narrator
Speaker
Hyperbole

7

A comparison that uses like or as

personification
metaphor
simile
stanza

8

Repeating the same sounds on the ends of lines of poetry.

Repetition
Rhyme
Metaphor
Stanza

9

Using language to create a vivid picture for the reader.

imagery
alliteration
onomatopoeia
simile

10

Our favorite day of the week

summer
Monday
Wednesday
Friday

11

Repeating a sound at the beginning of words in a series.

speaker
hyperbole
alliteration
onomatopoeia

12

A quality that describes the attitude of the author.

simile
metaphor
tone
figurative language

13

Language that isn't literal

Theme
Figurative
Simile
Metaphor

14

Repeating words or lines of poetry

allusion
hyperbole
repetition
onomatopoeia

15

Giving human qualities to something that isn't human.

personification
onomatopoeia
alliteration
hyperbole

Poetry Analysis Terms

Questions 15

Poetry Analysis Terms

Questions 15