Definitions
Occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
A) Allusion
B) Alliteration
A) Alliteration
A literary device defined as UN RHYMING VERSE written in iambic pentameter
A) Blank verse
B) Rhyme verse
B) Blank Verse
Pitter, patter
Toss the glass, boss
Are these examples of assonance, or consonance?
Consonance
Poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter.
A) Free Verse
B) Dramatic Poetry
A) Free Verse
a word or phrase used to compare two unlike objects, ideas, thoughts or feelings to provide a clearer description (without using"like" or "as")
A) Simile
B) Metaphor
B) Metaphor
An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
A) Alliteration
B) Allusion
B) Allusion
Choice of words in poetry or prose.
A) Diction
B) Imagery
A) Diction
Men sell the wedding bells
The light of the fire is a sight
Are these examples of consonance, or assonance?
Assonance
A PAIR of rhyming lines written in iambic pentameter.
A) Heroic Couplet
B) Iambic Pentameter
A) Heroic Couplet
A form of poetry that tells a story or NARRATIVE). There may be one or more speakers, and the speakers may be characters in the story or merely observers.
A) Lyric Poetry
B) Narrative Poetry
B) Narrative Poetry
A comparison in which an idea or a thing is compared to another thing that is quite different from it. Metaphors and similes are tools used to draw an analogy.
A) Analogy
B) Allusion
A) Analogy
A poem written from a character’s point of view to a silent outsider who generally reveals some information about his or herself. Poetry designed to be spoken or sung.
A) Free Verse
B) Dramatic Poetry
B) Dramatic Poetry
She's as cute as a button
He's as brave as a lion
Are these examples of similes, or metaphors?
Similes
IAMB- a “foot” consisting of one unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable. PENT- means five so a line of iambic pentameter consists of FIVE IAMBS.
A) Heroic Couplet
B) Iambic Pentameter
A) Iambic Pentameter
Repetition of similar sounding words.
A) Rhyme Scheme
B) Rhyme
B) Rhyme
This takes place when two or more words close to one another REPEAT the same VOWEL SOUND but start with different consonant sounds.
A) Assonance
B) Consonance
A) Assonance
The continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza.
A) Enjambment
B) Diction
A) Enjambment
You are my sunshine
Her voice was music to his ears
Are these examples of similes, or metaphors?
Metaphors
Visually descriptive or figurative language.
A) Figurative Language
B) Imagery
B) Imagery
The pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a stanza in a poem or song. It is usually referred to by using letters to indicate which lines rhyme.
A) Rhyme
B) Rhyme Scheme
B) Rhyme Scheme
Refers to REPETITIVE sounds produced by CONSONANTS within a sentence or phrase; this repetition often place in quick succession
A) Assonance
B) Consonance
B) Consonance
Using FIGURES OF SPEECH to be more effective, persuasive, and impactful. These include metaphors, similes, and allusions that go beyond literal meanings; and alliterations, imageries, and onomatopoeias, which are figurative devices that appeal to the senses of the reader.
A) Imagery
B) Figurative Language
B) Figurative Language
“Good night! Good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow That I shall say goodnight till it be morrow.”
Is this an example of free verse, or a heroic couplet?
Heroic Couplet
A form of poetry which expresses personal emotions or feelings. It is meant to evoke emotion in the reader.
A) Free Verse
B) Lyric Poetry
B) Lyric Poetry
A comparison between two unlike things using like, as, or than.
A) Simile
B) Metaphor