Name That Device
a comparison using like or as
What is a simile?
a two-line stanza that usually rhymes
What is a couplet?
repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
What is alliteration?
the overall message or lesson in a poem
What is theme?
the one single row of context in a poem
What is a line?
giving human traits to something nonhuman
What is personification?
a group of lines in a poem, separated by a space
the pattern of rhymes at the ends of lines
What is rhyme scheme?
the author's word choice
What is diction?
a four-line stanza
What is a quatrain?
the repetition of the sound of a vowel in nonrhyming stressed syllables near enough to each other for the echo to be discernible
What is assonance?
a poem with 14 lines written in iambic pentameter
What is a sonnet?
a stylistic device where words mimic or imitate the sounds of things they describe
What is onomatopoeia?
the feeling or atmosphere created by the poem
What is the mood?
What is a sestet?
a phrase whose meaning cannot be derived simply from the literal meaning of its individual words
What is an idiom?
the first 8 lines of a Petrarchan sonnet
What is an octave?
the rhythm of a poem, usually measured in feet
What is meter?
the poet's attitude toward the subject
What is tone?
the main idea o topic of a poem
What is the subject?
a brief, indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance that is placed in a piece of literature
What is allusion?
the shift or "turn" in thought in a sonnet
What is a volta?
a line of poetry with five iambs
What is Iambic Pentameter?
the emotional association with a word
What is connotation?
the speed and rhythm of a poem's movement
What is pace?