the condition of (must get at least three of them)
What is -hood, -ian, -ion, -tion, and -dom
100
to strengthen, such as the military strengthens their defenses for an atttack
What is fortify
100
this type of poem does not compose of a fixed metrical pattern
What is free verse
100
an overexaggeration
What is a hyperbole
200
around, kind of like a circle
What is circum-
200
related to
What is -ice, and -al
200
inability to read or write
What is illeteracy
200
this style of poetry is made up of seven lines. The words form the shape of a diamond.
What is a diamond poem, diamante poem
200
a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as
What is a simile
300
over and above
What is hyper-
300
the state or quality of (must get both answers)
What is -ance, -ence
300
abandoned and lonely
What is forlorn
300
a kind of humorous verse of five lines, in which the first, second, and fifth lines rhyme with each other, and the third and fourth lines, which are shorter, form a rhymed couplet.
What is a limerick
300
attribution of personal qualities representing a thing or abstraction as a person
What is personification
400
single, or one
What is mono-
400
full of (must get all three answers)
What is -ful, -ous, and -ose
400
a composition in verse, especially one that is characterized by a highly developed artistic form and by the use of heightened language and rhythm to express an intensely imaginative interpretation of the subject.
What is a poem
400
any light, simple song, especially one of sentimental or romantic character, having two or more stanzas all sung to the same melody.
What is a ballad
400
Example: snap crackle pop
What is onomatopoeia
500
within
What is instra-
500
one who does something (must get all four answers correct
What is -eer, -er, -ist, and -or
500
ability to write or speak gracefully and convincingly.
What is eloquence
500
poetry in which the typographical arrangement of words is as important in conveying the intended effect as the conventional elements of the poem, such as meaning of words, rhythm, rhyme and so on
What is concrete poem
500
an expression that has been used so often that it has become trite and sometimes boring.