Repetition of the initial consonant sound within words near each other in a phrase.
Example: Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pecked Peppers
What is Alliteration
100
Compares two unlike things using "like" or "as".
Example: Like a red rose
What is Simile
100
A poem consisting of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables.
What is Haiku
100
Lines of a poem grouped together that are related (usually grouped by four).
Example: The cat ran from the house,
He was chased by a mouse,
He ran out the door,
And was seen no more.
What is stanza
100
Refers to the mental and emotional disposition of the reader towards the subject.
Example: Sad, Hopeful, Apathetic
What is Mood
200
Repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words in a phrase.
Example: A Long Song came Along
What is Assonance
200
Compares one thing to another.
Example: He was a lion on the battlefield.
What is Metaphor
200
Poem consisting of five lines of five, seven, five, seven, and seven syllables.
What is Tanka
200
A single line of poetry is called a ______.
What is Verse
200
Words whose very sound is very close to the sound they are meant to depict.
Example: Pop, Whoosh, Splash
What is Onomatopoeia
300
Repetition of consonant sounds within words that are near each other in a phrase.
Example: The Milk looked like Silk
What is Consonance
300
Gives human characteristics to inanimate objects.
Example: The warm and comforting fire.
What is Personification
300
Poem style with unrhymed verses and no set rhyme scheme or rhythm.
What is Free Verse
300
A literary device that depicts the manner in which a story is narrated/ depicted and who it is that tells the story.
What is Point of View
300
A series of unfortunate events by which one or more of the literary characters in the story undergo several misfortunes.
What is Tragedy
400
The end words of lines of poetry that rhyme create what is called a ______________.
Example: abab cdcd efef gg
What is Rhyme Scheme
400
Appeals to the senses using descriptive language such as similes and metaphors.
Example: Her hair was a long, flowing, waterfall of black.
What is Imagery
400
Type of poem that expresses the writer's emotions.
What is Lyric
400
The base topic or focus that acts as a foundation for the entire literary piece.
Example: Don't Judge a Book by its Cover
What is Theme
400
Expressing ideas indirectly; language used in a special way to create a special effect made up of words. Not meant to be taken literal. (Uses similes, metaphors, etc.)
Example: Hungry as a hippo
What is Figurative Language
500
Rhyme within one line of a verse.
Example: The stars shine bright at night.
What is Internal Rhyme
500
Use of specific words and/or phrases that exaggerate or overemphasize the basic idea of of the statement.
Example: I'm so hungry I could eat a hippo.
What is hyperbole
500
A poem that celebrates the deeds of a hero.
What is Epic
500
The perspective or attitude of the author.
Example: Joyful, Sympathetic, Malicious
What is Tone
500
Words that do not deviate from their meaning. Normal meanings of words.