Voice and Literary Terms
Figurative Language
Poetry Structure & Reading
Sound devices
Examples
100
The writers or speakers attitude towards the subject.
What is tone?
100
Extreme exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
100
Name of a piece, give to it by the author.
What is tittle?
100
When a whole line repeats.
What is refrain?
100
"That girl is a ten"
What is connotation?
200
Description that appeals to the five senses, creating an image for the reader.
What is imagery?
200
Comparison of two unlike things using the words 'like' or 'as'.
What is simile?
200
Chunks of poetry speperated for a purpose.
What is stanza?
200
When the beggining word or phrase repeats.
What is anaphora?
200
The house was big with yellow shutters and a red front door.
What is imagery?
300
Word choice for a specific effect.
What is diction?
300
Comparison of two unlike things without the words 'like' or 'as'.
What is metaphor?
300
Star looking symbol that gives you more information on the bottom of the page.
What is astericks?
300
Repetion of similar vowel sounds occuring at the end of words
What is regular rhyme?
300
Life is like a rollercoaster.
What is simile?
400
Manipulating sentence length, structure, and word order for desired effect.
What is syntax?
400
A lenghtened metaphor
What is extended metaphor?
400
Where a line would normally jump down but this represents it.
What is line break?
400
A pattern of sound created with stessed and unstressed syllables.
What is rhythm?
400
BAM!!
What is onomatopoeia?
500
A reference to a well-known concept, person, thing, or event.
What is allusion?
500
The number of a line in a poem.
What is line number?
500
Rhyme that is formed with extra words or with imperfect rhymes.
What is slant rhyme?
500
"I studied forever last night!"
What is hyperbole?
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