Musical Expressions
Figurative Language
Poetry
Unit's Vocabulary
100

What is the repeating pattern in music?

What is "rhythm"?

100

What is a comparison using "like" or "as"?

What is a 'simile'? 

100

What is a poem that captures a moment in nature and has three lines?

What is a Haiku? 

100

What term refers to the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities?

What is 'symbolism'?

200

What is the name for the main tune in a song?

What is a 'melody'?

200

What do we call a phrase that has a meaning different from its literal interpretation, such as "kick the bucket"?

What is an 'idiom'?

200

What is it called when a poet uses words that mimic sounds, like "buzz" or "splash"?

What is 'Onomatopoeia'?

200

What do we call a group of lines in a poem?

What is a 'stanza'?

300

What do we call the arrangement of musical ideas in a piece?

What is a 'composition'?

300

What literary device gives human traits to non-human things?

What is 'personification'?

300

What do we call the similar ending sounds in poetry lines?

What is 'rhyming'?

300

What type of poetry is often used to express social or political views?

What is 'protest/slam poetry'?

400

What term refers to the loudness or softness of music?

What is a 'volume'/'Dynamics'?

400

What is it called when an author exaggerates for effect, like "I’m so hungry I could eat a horse"?

What is 'hyperbole'?

400

What type of poem often tells a humorous story in five lines with a specific rhyme scheme?

What is a 'limerick'? 

400

What is the term for a single line of a poem?

What is a 'verse'?

500

What do we call a type of music that features rhythmic speech and often tells a story?

What is 'Rap'?

500

What is the term used when comparing images without using 'as' or 'like'?

What is 'metaphor'? 

500

What is the term for poetry that does not follow a specific structure or rhyme scheme?

What is 'free verse' poetry?

500

What literary device involves the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words?

What is 'alliteration'?