Comparisons
Words, feelings, and people
Sound
Measuring
Miscellany
100
a comparison of two unlike things using like or as
What is simile
100
The character or person speaking/narrating in the text
What is speaker
100
The use of words that begin with the same letter
What is alliteration
100
The rhythm of a poem, determined by the number of feet
What is METER
100
A three-line, 17-syllable poem, with a 5/7/5 pattern
What is haiku
200
a direct comparison of two unlike things
What is metaphor
200
The author's attitude toward a topic
What is TONE
200
This occurs when a word makes the same sound as it refers to...
What is onomatopoeia
200
A group of stressed and unstressed syllables (part of a line of a poem)
What is a FOOT
200
A poem of 14 lines, with a formal rhyme scheme, usually in iambic pentameter.
What is sonnet
300
This represents or stands for something else (especially something concrete standing for something abstract)
What is symbol
300
The overall emotion within a poem or text
What is MOOD
300
The use of the same vowel sounds within words
What is assonance
300
a rhythm of ten-syllable lines of five iambs (five feet of unstressed and stressed beats).
What is iambic pentameter
300
Descriptive language relating to one of the five senses
What is imagery
400
A direct comparison of two unlike things that is continued throughout a poem, chapter, or piece of text
What is extended metaphor
400
The choice or use of words when speaking or writing
What is DICTION
400
When the last syllable of each line rhymes
What is end rhyme
400
Poetry with no set rhyme or meter
What is free verse
400
A play on words using word(s) that have more than one meaning
What is pun
500
Departs from the literal meaning to achieve an effect
What is figurative language
500
Attributing human qualities to an animal, person, or abstraction
What is Personification
500
Rhyme that occurs between words within a verse line.
What is internal rhyme
500
Poetry with meter but not rhymed
What is blank verse
500
A figure of speech that combines two apparently contradictory terms
What is oxymoron
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