Musical Devices
Poem Types
Figurative Language
MISC
100
What is the poetry term that describes this:

I gave her a flower,

It lasted an hour, 

Then it seemed sour. 

What is end rhyme? 
100
A long poem about a hero
What is an epic poem? 
100
Figurative language where non human subjects are given human traits. 

Ex: The wind whined sorrowfully outside. 

What is personification? 
100
When two lines right next to each other rhyme:

If this be error and upon me prov'd

I never writ, nor no man ever lov'd 

What is a couplet? 
200
Any pattern of end rhyme can be called a poem's 
What is rhyme scheme? 
200
What type of poem tells a story? 
A Narrative poem 
200
Something that is itself but can stand for or suggest something else. 
Symbol or symbolism
200
When words imitate their sounds:

bang, crash, pop etc 

What is onomatopoeia? 
300
What poetry term is shown in the following passage? And why?

Great globules of green goop

What is alliteration? Because many of the words have the same sound/letter. 
300
literature that uses highly concise, musical, and emotionally charged language, often using imagery and figurative language. 
Poetry 
300
A comparison of two different things without any special words. 
What is a metaphor? 
300
Similar to rhythm, this gives a poem it's certain sound and structure. 
What is meter? 
400
The pattern of beats, or stresses in spoken or written language. 
What is rhythm? 
400
Poetry that expresses vivid thoughts and feelings
What is lyric poetry? 
400
Language that the writer uses to create word pictures. This particularly uses: sight, smell, sound, taste, touch. 
What is imagery? 
400
The associations that people make when they read a word:

Ex: cake, balloons, gifts= there is a celebration or party 

What is connotation? 
500
A grouping of two or more lines of a poem. It usually represents one idea and is separated by white space. 
What is a stanza? 
500
Poetry that uses techniques of drama, such as speakers and conflict, hint The Raven 
What is dramatic poetry? 
500
A figure of speech in which a like or as is used to make a comparison between two unlike things. 
What is a simile? 
500
The literal meaning of a word. 
What is denotation? 
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