Vocabualry
What is the meaning of tone?
one is the feeling or attitude the author has toward the subject.
What type of figurative language is the phrase " The wind whispered"?
Personification
What does this describe: a unit of sound in a work consisting of a vowel sound
syllable
What is the syllable pattern of a haiku
5
7
5
What part of speech are describing words?
adjectives
What is a Rhyme Scheme?
The pattern of end rhymes in a poem, represented by letters.
What type of figurative language is the phrase " I'm starving"?
Hyperbole
What do you call a group of lines (or paragraph) in poetry
stanza
How many lines does a cinquain have?
The denotation is the literal meaning of a word. What is the connotation?
The implied meaning that the word carries
What is assonance?
Vowel sounds repeated closely
try to light the fire
need for speed
What type of figurative language is the phrase " Time is a thief"?
Metaphor
What is the difference between a rhyme and a half rhyme?
A half rhyme is a near match achieved through similar consonant sounds
In a diamante poem, the first and last line consist of a word from what part of speech?
noun
What is the main poetic device used in this poem:
The night is a big black cat,
The moon is her topaz eye,
The stars are the mice she hunts at night,
In the field of the sultry sky.
Extended metaphor
What is a Imagery?
Imagery is when authors use words that help you see, hear, feel, taste, or smell something.
What type of figurative language is the phrase " As fast as lightning"?
Simile
How do you identify a poem's rhyme scheme? E.g There was an Old Man with a beard,
Who said, "It is just as I feared!—
Two Owls and a Hen,
four Larks and a Wren,
Have all built their nests in my beard
A
A
B
B
A
What do you call a four-line stanza?
Quatrain
What is the purpose of sensory language?
To evoke the 5 senses, creating a powerful image or feeling for the reader
What form of poetry is Shakespeare known for writing? I'll give you a hint, it starts with 's'
Sonnet
What type of figurative language gives human qualities to something non-human
personification
When a line runs on to the next line this is called...
enjambment
What is the rhyme scheme of a triolet?
1. The first line (A)
2. The second line (B)
3. The third line rhymes with the first (a)
4. Repeat the first line (A)
5. The fifth line rhymes with the first (a)
6. The sixth line rhymes with the second line (b)
7. Repeat the first line (A)
8. Repeat the second line (B)
What is the device of choosing words that represent ideas, like doves for peace?
symbolism