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This is the voice talking in the poem, not necessarily the poet.
Who is speaker/narrator?
100
This is the comparison of two things in a unique way without using "like" or "as."
What is a metaphor?
100
This is the comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
100
My heart's a stereo is an example of this.
What is metaphor?
100
"Bones, bones, bones!" is a better example of THIS instead of alliteration.
What is repetition?
200
This is a word that creates its own sound effect.
What is onomatopoeia?
200
"Even the grasses on the dune play no more their reedy tune," or the term that gives human characteristics to non-human things.
What is personification?
200
"The Highwayman" or THIS type of poem tells a story with characters, conflict, and resolution.
What is a narrative?
200
Eyes like fire is an example of this.
What is simile?
200
"Greasy paws," "wet sides," and "sandy shores" are all better examples of WHICH kind of imagery?
What is touch?
300
This is the repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of words in a line.
What is alliteration?
300
This is an extreme exaggeration.
What is hyperbole?
300
A cross, golden arches, a wall, or other types of THIS is when a person, place, object, or action stands for something beyond itself.
What is symbolism?
300
A "fun-filled Friday" is an example of this.
What is alliteration?
300
The words "clash," "moan," and "rumble" are better examples of THIS rather than auditory imagery.
What is onomatopoeia?
400
This is a play on the multiple meanings of words.
What is a pun?
400
This is when the poet tries to appeal to the reader using the five senses.
What is imagery?
400
"Skater Boy," "The Highwayman," and the bathroom wall list all show THIS, or the contrast between expectation and reality.
What is irony?
400
The swaying trees dance with me.
What is personification?
400
The major difference between mood and tone.
What is that mood involves the reader and tone involves the author/poet?
500
This is the musical quality produced by repeated sounds.
What is rhythm?
500
"Bright night lights," or "better bed head," THIS is the repetition of vowel sounds throughout a line of poetry.
What is assonance?
500
The attitude the writer takes in a poem or other written work.
What is tone?
500
"I can be your Aphrodite" is an example of this.
What is allusion?
500
Gloomy and scary are better THESE while respectful and serious are better THESE.
What are specific MOODS and TONES?