Structure
End rhyme
The use of words that mimic the sounds they represent.
A comparison that uses "like" or "as"
simile
Using the same word or phrase several times in a poem.
repetition
The poem "Annabel Lee" is an example of this type of poem.
Ballad
The use of rhyming words within the same line. (daily double)
Internal rhyme
The repetition of a vowel sound within several non-rhyming words.
assonance
The use of exaggeration
hyperbole
The use of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
anaphora
dramatic monologue
A pattern of end rhyme in a poem.
Rhyme scheme
The repetition of consonant sounds in the middle or at the end of several words.
consonance
A comparison between two seemingly dissimilar things (no "like" or "as")
metaphor
The repetition of several lines throughout a poem. (daily double)
refrain
A short poem in which a single speaker expresses their thoughts or feelings on a particular subject (i.e. the pandemic poems).
lyric
A group of lines in a poem.
Stanza
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of several words in close proximity.
alliteration
The use of descriptive language that appeals to the five senses
imagery
What is an example of repetition in this poem?
Nature’s first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf’s a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.
Answers could include anaphora with "Her" and "so" or the repetition of the words "leaf" and "gold."
The Odyssey is an example of this type of narrative poem.
epic
What is the rhyme scheme for this example:
Nature's first green is gold;
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
AABB
What type of device is demonstrated in the repetition of the "d" sound in this example:
So dawn goes down to day
Nothing gold can stay.
Alliteration
What is the device used in the following lines to compare anger to fireworks:
Such fireworks we make, we two!
Because you hate me and I hate you.
metaphor
Give an example of anaphora from these lines:
"We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air [...]" - Winston Churchill
"We shall fight..."
Shakespeare wrote over 130 examples of this type of poem.
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