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Literary Terms
Surprise Me!
100
When a line of poetry extends into the middle of the next line, it is known as ___________?
What is enjambment
100
Alternating stressed and unstressed syllables, usually 10 per line
What is iambic pentameter
100

A short Japanese poem that follows a 5,7,5 pattern

What is a haiku

100
A word that imitates the sound it describes
What is onomatopoeia
200

The repetition of the same sound

What is alliteration

200
The words rhyme at the ends of the lines
What is end rhyme
200
The flow of sound and silence
What is rhythm
200
The understood or implied meaning of a word or phrase
What is connotation
200

What year did Ms Anderson start at CSHS?

What is 2013

300
The pattern a poem rhymes in

What is rhyme scheme

300
The words at the end of the lines look like they should rhyme, but they don't
What is slant rhyme
300
The structure of a poem's rhythm
What is meter
300
The literal definition of a word
What is denotation
300
A question asked to make a point; a reply is not expected
What is a rhetorical question
400

The paragraph within a poem is referred to

What is a stanza

400
Rhyming words are found inside the lines and at the end of the lines
What is an internal rhyme
400

A comparison between two things that uses like or as

What is a simile

400

A deliberate over-exaggeration

What is hyperbole

400

What is Ms Anderson's dog called?

What is Pepsi

500
No structure, no rhyme...also known as ______________.
What is free verse
500
A couple of rhyming lines
What is a couplet
500

A comparison between two things. For example, the house is a dump.

What is a metaphor

500

When the words in a poem runs over from one line to the next, without punctuation.

What is enjambment

500

What are Ms Anderson's classroom expectations?

What is 'be kind, be productive, be safe'.