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Literary Devices
Examples
Types
Structures
Vocabulary
100
The literary device that repeats beginning consonant sounds is called...
Alliteration
100
Crash, bang, boom! is an example of...
Onomatopoeia
100
A form with poetry with little to no rules that expresses emotions is called ___________________ poetry.
Free Verse
100
A 2 lined stanza is called a....
Couplet
100
The arrangement of words on the page.
Form
200
Taking an inanimate object and giving it human-like traits and characteristics is called...
Personification
200
I waited in line for centuries! is an example of ...
Hyperbole
200
A Japanese form of poetry that is usually written about nature.
Haiku
200
A 3 lined stanza is called a...
Triplet
200
The message or main idea of the poem
Theme
300
The kind of description which appeals to the senses and creates a picture in the mind is called..
Imagery
300
"The animals glowing eyes were lanterns in the night sky" is an example of a ...
Metaphor
300
A Greek form of poetry written to honor a specific subject.
Ode
300
A 4 lined stanza is called a...
Quatrain
300
An image that stands for something beyond itself. Example: Dove=Peace, Red Rose= Love
Symbol
400
A comparison of two unlike things using the words like or as is called...
Simile
400
A poem in which the 1st and 3rd lines rhyme and 2nd and 4th lines rhyme.... Has a _________________ of ABAB.
Rhyme Scheme
400
What is the structure of a haiku? What are the arrangement of syllables?
5,7,5
400
A group of words written in a poem, like a sentence is called a ___________.
Line
400
A collection of poems.
Anthology
500
The literary device that uses the repeating of ending sounds to create a rhythm is called...
Rhyme
500
"She is sick as a dog" or "she's down in the dumps" are examples of ...
Idioms
500
How many lines are required in a haiku?
3
500
A group of lines in a poem similar to that of a paragraph is called a...
Stanza
500
A type of literature that expresses ideas, feelings, or tells a story in a specific form (usually using lines and stanzas)
Poetry