Poem
A kind of rhythmic, compressed language that uses figures of speech and imagery designed to appeal to our emotions and imagination.
What is poetry?
"Peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."
a. allusion
b. alliteration
c. archetype
B. Alliteration
Writing or speech that is used to create vivid impressions by setting up comparisons between dissimilar things.
What is figurative language?
A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character.
What is dramatic irony?
the pattern of rhyme in a poem
What is rhyme scheme?
We heard horses hooves clatter on the old cobblestone road.
a. Imagery
b. Onomatopoeia
c. Alliteration
A. Imagery
A figure of speech comparing things without using like or as.
What is metaphor?
The overall emotion created by a work of literature.
What is mood?
a group of lines in a poem
What is a stanza?
That literature quiz was a piece of cake.
a. metaphor
b. personification
c. idiom
C. Idiom
A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts or attitudes
What is personification?
A statement of proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
What is paradox?
two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
What is couplets?
You snore louder than a freight train.
a. metaphor
b. hyperbole
c. imagery
b. hyperbole
A reference to something literary, mythological, or historical to enhance the meaning of an idea.
What is an allusion?
The repetition of words of phrases that have similar grammatical structures.
What is parallel structure?
the repetition of the same or similar vowel sounds within a passage
What is assonance?
Empty benches rose on either side of him, but ahead, in the highest benches of all, were many shadowy figures.
a. imagery
b. setting
c. personification
b.setting
A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor.
What is hyperbole?
A long, dramatic speech given by a character alone on stage.
What is soliloquy?