Extreme exaggeration; usually melodramatic; the exaggeration conveys a passionate feeling and an emphasis
What is hyperbole
100
They are chunks of poetry separated from other chunks in a meaningful way.
What is stanza
100
A pattern of sound created with stressed and unstressed syllables.
What is rhythm
100
NOTE: This is a special kind of repetition
Words or groups of words occur at the BEGINNING of two or more clauses, or lines.
What is anaphora
200
Decription that appeals to the senses
What is imagery
200
A comparison of two unlike things, using the words "like" or "as"
What is simlie
200
refers to poetry that is free from the constraints of structure, form, rhythm, and rhyme scheme.
What is free verse
200
A repeated line or multiple lines
What is refrain
200
Words or phrases must first occur and then must occur (at least) one more time
There is no limit to the number of times something can repeat
What is repitition
300
Word choice for a specific effect
What is diction
300
A comparison of two unlike things, using the words "like" or "as"
What is metaphor
300
1 Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. / Humpty
2 Dumpty had a great fall. / All the king's
3 horses and all the king's men. / Couldn't
4 put Humpty together again.
The numbers represent what
What is line number
300
FIRST, if it is rhyme it is NOT assonance
Similar vowel sounds (A, E, I, O, U) repeat in accented syllables
Must have different different consonants
Sounds should be reasonably near one another
What is Assonance
300
FIRST, if it is rhyme it is NOT consonance
Consonant sounds repeat at the END of words
Must have different vowel sounds
Sounds should be reasonably near one another
What is consanance
400
Manipulating sentence structure, length, and word order for a desired effect.
What is syntax
400
Description that gives human qualities (emotions, actions, etc.)to an inanimate / non-human object
What is personification
400
1 Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. / Humpty
2 Dumpty had a great fall. / All the king's
3 horses and all the king's men. / Couldn't
4 put Humpty together again.
The "/" is called
What is line break
400
Repetition of similar vowel sounds occuring at the end of words.
They do not have to be near each other or have similar spellings
What is regular rhyme
400
Rhyme that is formed with extra words or with imperfect rhymes (words that almost rhyme).
What is slant rhyme
500
A universal concept or life lesson/message that can be taken from a text and applied to a greater context.
What is theme
500
A word that imitates the sound it represents
What is Onomatopoeia
500
* Humpty Dumpty is an egg character
from an English language nursery
rhyme.
The "*" is called
What is asterisk
500
Repetition of letters or sounds that occurs at the beginning of 3 or more words reasonably close together
What is alliteration
500
A reference to a well-known concept, person, thing, or event