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Figures of Speech
Sound Effects
Rhyme
Forms
Misc.
100
Comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"
What is a simile
100
Repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds in words that are close together
What is alliteration
100
Repetition of accented vowel sounds and all sounds following them in words that are close together in a poem
What is rhyme
100
Song or song-like poem that tells a story
What is a ballad
100
Type of rhythmic, compressed language that uses figures of speech and imagery to appeal to the readers' emotions and imagination
What is poetry
200
Direct comparison of two unlike things
What is a metaphor
200
Repetition of similar vowel sounds followed by different consonant sounds in words that are close together
What is assonance
200
Pattern of rhymed lines
What is rhyme scheme
200
Poetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme
What is free verse
200
Repeated word, phrase, line or group of lines
What is a refrain
300
Giving something nonhuman human qualities
What is personification
300
Use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning
What is onomatopoeia
300
Rhymes that occur within lines
What is internal rhyme
300
Japanese form consisting of three lines and seventeen syllables
What is haiku
300
Language that appeals to the senses
What is imagery
400
Person, place, thing or event that stands for both itself and for something beyond itself
What is a symbol
400
Musical quality in language, produced by repetition
What is rhythm
400
Words that sound similar but do not rhyme exactly
What is slant, approximate, half or imperfect rhyme
400
A regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
What is meter
400
The voice that is talking to us in a poem
What is a speaker
500
Figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion or create a comic effect
What is hyperbole
500
Analyzing the metrical pattern of a poem
What is scansion
500
Two consecutive lines of poetry that form a unit, often empasized by rhythm or rhyme.
What is a couplet
500
Poetry that expresses a speaker's emotions or thoughts and does not tell a story
What is lyric poetry
500
Group of consecutive lines that form a single unit in a poem
What is a stanza