Poetry
This traditional Japanese poem follows a 5–7–5 syllable pattern.
What is a Haiku?
This figure of speech compares two unlike things using “like” or “as.”
What is a simile?
This refers to the literal dictionary definition of a word.
What is denotation
This device uses words that imitate natural sounds, like “buzz” or “snap.”
What is Onomatopoeia?
A statement or situation that seems self-contradictory or absurd but may actually be true.
What is a paradox?
This performance-based poetry style emphasizes rhythm, voice, and audience connection.
What is a spoken word poem?
This comparison says one thing is another, without using “like” or “as.”
What is a metaphor?
This involves placing two contrasting ideas or images side by side to highlight differences.
What is a juxtaposition?
This sound device repeats the initial consonant sounds in nearby words.
What is alliteration?
A short, often personal story told to illustrate a point or entertain is called this.
What is an anecdote?
This poetic form has no regular rhyme or meter, giving the poet complete structural freedom.
What is a Free Verse poem?
This device references a well-known person, place, or event (usually outside of the text).
What is an allusion?
This term describes the emotional feeling a text creates for the reader.
What is mood?
This is a grouped set of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph in prose.
What is a Stanza?
A harsh, jarring mixture of sounds, often used in poetry to create a disturbing effect, is called this.
What is a cacophony?
This type of poem tells a story and often includes characters, conflict, and dialogue.
What is a narrative poem?
This is deliberate exaggeration for effect, such as “I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.”
What is a hyperbole?
This refers to the emotional or cultural associations a word carries beyond its dictionary meaning.
What is connotation
This describes the pattern of end rhymes in a poem, often labeled with letters.
What is rhyme scheme?
The specific words a writer or speaker chooses to express their ideas is called this.
What is diction?
This poem’s shape on the page contributes to its meaning, forming a visual design.
What is a concrete poem?
This device uses an object, colour, or action to represent a deeper meaning.
What is a symbol?
This term describes the author’s attitude toward the subject.
What is tone?
This device repeats vowel sounds within nearby words.
What is Assonance?
An informal word or phrase that is characteristic of a particular region or group of people is called this.
What is a colloquialism?
This type of poem is created by redacting words from an existing text to reveal a new message.
What is a blackout poem?
This type of irony occurs when the audience knows something the characters do not.
What is dramatic irony?
This technique uses repeated grammatical structures for emphasis or rhythm.
What is parallelism?
This is a single unbroken sound unit in a word, often used to shape poetic rhythm.
What is a syllable?
In poetry, this occurs when a sentence or phrase continues from one line to the next without a pause or punctuation.
What is enjambment?
This poetic form takes words from another source—like ads, conversations, or articles—and reshapes them into a poem.
What is a found poem?
This form of irony happens when the outcome is the opposite of what is expected.
What is situational irony?
This persuasive technique relies on credibility, trust, and character to persuade an audience.
What is Ethos?
This term for a figure of speech refers to a phrase that combines contradictory words, like “deafening silence” or “jumbo shrimp.”
What is an oxymoron?
Expressions like ‘break the ice’ or ‘hit the hay,’ whose meanings aren’t obvious from the individual words, are called this.
What is an idiom?
This 14-line poem made famous by Shakespeare uses the rhyme scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GG.
What is a sonnet?
This irony occurs when someone says the opposite of what they mean, often associated with sarcasm.
What is verbal irony?
This persuasive technique uses logic, facts, and reasoning to persuade.
What is Logos?
This persuasive technique targets the audience’s emotions to persuade.
What is Pathos?
George Orwell’s Animal Farm is an example of this literary device, representing the Russian Revolution.
What is an allegory?