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100

The first thing you read in a poem.

What is the title

100

The narrator of a poem is this

What is the speaker

100

the way a poem is organized and formatted, influencing its rhythm, flow, and impact on the reader

What is poetic STRUCTURE

100

A segment or collection of lines in a poem is called this.

What is a stanza.

100

The deeper conversation about a given topic in a poem is called this.

What is the theme

200
"The babbling of the infant / carried accross the desolate yard."

What is onomatopoeia

200
A phrase that describes something by comparing it to some other thing, but does NOT use like or as.
What is a metaphor
200
An obvious and deliberate exaggeration or overstatement, intended for effect and not to be taken literally.
What is hyperbole
200
A figure of speech in which two different things are compared USING the words “like” or “as” is called…
What is a simile
200

“The cat climbed accross / the kitchen sink and nicked / the pumpernickle cake.” is an example of this.

What is consonance

300

DAILY DOUBLE!!! 

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What is the term for the background information that helps a reader understand the meaning, tone, and purpose of a poem?

300

"Because I could not stop for Death –
He kindly stopped for me –" is a perfect example of this.

what is personification
300

"We loved with a love that was more than love—
I and my Annabel Lee;"

is an example of this.

What is repetition

300

Words that rhyme found last in each line of a poem is this.  

What is a END rhyme

300

The line "the drowsy scent of velvet-petaled roses and provencial lilies filled my head" is an example of this.

What is imagery.

400

“And the silken, sad, certain sound of each sparkling skirt / swayed in the moonlight..." is an example of this.

What is alliteration

400
Someone who has mental pictures of sheep as they are reading "Mary Had a Little Lamb" is using this...
What is imagery
400
The little boy kept playing with the kitchen pots and all Mom heard was, “Bang, bang, bang!” Is an example of what?
What is onomatopoeia
400

“And on the pedestal these words appear:
‘My name is Ozymandias, king of kings;
Look on my Works, ye be mighty - thou shalt despair!’
Yet Nothing of him and history remains.” is an example of this.

What is irony

400

“Own,” “drone,” and “loan” are examples of this. (the repetition of the sound of a vowel)

What is assonance

500
“Jumbo Shrimp,” “Awfully Good,” and “Seriously Funny” are examples of what?
What are Oxymorons
500
There was a storm approaching. The clouds looked angry and the wind was screaming through the trees…is an example of?
What is personification
500

“Her voice was quiet and soothing...it was a gentle breeze on a warm summer day,” is an example of this.

What is a metaphor

500

“The animals went  hunting. / They found a little spring."   is an example of this.

What is slant rhyme.

500

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the fact of two or more symbols, ideas, places, or people being seen or placed close together with complete contrasting effect.


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