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The repetition of consonant sounds in several words, usually at the beginning of the words. (Example: “Harry hurried home”)
What is alliteration
100
Buzz is an example of what literary term?
What is onomatopoeia?
100
Mexican-American poet who wrote “Legal Alien.”
What is Pat Mora?
100

Poetry with one speaker that expresses strong thoughts of feelings.

What is lyric poetry

100

The traditional line of metered poetry containing a number of rhythmical units.

What is a poetic foot?

200

Comparison developed without the use of like or as.

What is a metaphor?

200
The attitude expressed toward a subject or audience (the emotion of the poem) is called the:
What is tone?
200
Famous playwright from the 1600s who wrote “The Seven Ages of Man”
Who is William Shakespeare?
200
The use of language in poetry that appeals to one of our five senses (sight, touch, hearing, etc.)
What is imagery?
200

The type of rhyme that Rap artists most often use.

What is rhyme scheme?

300
The use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning; they sound like what they mean (clang, buzz, meow).
What is onomatopoeia?
300

4 lines in a stanza

What is a quatrain

300
When a poet assumes the role of someone very different from himself.
What is taking on a persona?
300
This is an example of what literary term? Thomas took Trudy to the track.
What is an example of alliteration?
300

An unrhymed three line poem.

What is a Haiku

400
Expresses a comparison by using a word such as like or as (Mrs. Hunt eats like a horse).
What is simile?
400

The repetition of similar sounds

What is rhyme?

400

A poem with only 14 lines.

What is a sonnet

400
An example of what literary term:The fog comes on little cat feet
What is metaphor?
400

The systematic regularity in rhythm.

What is meter?

500
Words that repeat some sounds but are not exact echoes (frown or sound, or tropic and stop it).
What is slant or approximate rhyme?
500

A poem that tells a story.

What is a narrative poem?

500

The literal meaning of a word.

What is denotative meaning?

500
An example of what literary term: The boy creeps like a snail unwillingly to school.
What is simile?
500

A series of lines grouped together and separated by an empty line.

What is a stanza