20 questions
Using words with the same beginning sound to highlight key words, make a poem memorable, or create a feeling or mood
is called
rhyme
rhythm
onomatopoeia
alliteration
The musical quality produced by the repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables
is called
rhyme
rhythm
onomatopoeia
alliteration
Using words that have the same
(or very similar)
ending sound
is called
rhyme
rhythm
onomatopoeia
alliteration
The use of
words that vividly describe a sound
(the word mimics the sound)
so that readers can clearly "hear" them
is called
rhyme
rhythm
onomatopoeia
alliteration
A figure of speech
that suggests a similarity
between two different things
(usually using "like" or "as")
is called
metaphor
simile
personification
hyperbole
A figure of speech that
offers an exaggerated
or extravagant statement
(that is not meant to be taken literally)
in order to highlight a point
is called
metaphor
simile
personification
hyperbole
A figure of speech that
gives human-like characteristics
to an abstract idea
or non-human thing
is called
metaphor
simile
personification
hyperbole
A figure of speech
that uses a word or phrase
to describe something
that it does literally apply to
in order to show
a similarity
is called
metaphor
simile
personification
hyperbole
Using a word or phrase
that does not actually name an object,
but represents a part of it
or a related idea,
in order to reference the whole thing
is called
metaphor
metonymy
symbol
allusion
Using a situation, description, or quote
that draws another text to mind
without actually naming the text
in order draw a comparison
and add meaning
is called
metaphor
metonymy
symbol
allusion
Using a concrete object or phrase
to represent a different abstract idea
(the meaning is usually open to interpretation)
is called
metaphor
metonymy
symbol
allusion
A poem that
follows a predictable pattern
or conventional structure
is called
Traditional Poetry
Free-Form Poetry
A poem that uses
lines of varying lengths
along with unpredictable
rhyme schemes and rhythms
is called
Traditional poetry
Free form poetry
The are many different types of
_______________
that each have their own
predictable structure and pattern.
Traditional poetry
Free form poetry
Comparing two dissimilar things
in order to create an image
and add resonance
is called
Figurative Language
Sound Devices
Sensory Details
Form and Structure
Techniques used by poets
to build on the meaning and experience
of a poem
through the patterns of sounds
in the poem
is called
Figurative Language
Sensory Details
Sound Devices
Form and Structure