Literary terms
Figurative language
Poetry structure and Reading
Sound devices
Voice
100
A reference to a well-known concept, person, thing, or event
What is allusion
100
Description that gives human qualities to an inanimate / non-human object.
What is personification
100
They are chunks of poetry separated from other chunks in a meaningful way.
What is stanzas
100
A repeated line or multiple lines
What is refrain
100
The writer's or speakers attitude.
What is tone.
200
A universal concept or life lesson/message that can be taken from a text and applied to a greater context.
What is theme.
200
"I'm as awesome as a panda" What is this showing?
What is simile
200
What is found on the cover on a book?
What is title
200
A pattern of sound created with stressed and unstressed syllables.
What is rhyme
200
This appeals to the five senses and creates an image in the readers mind.
What is imagery
300
A specific emotional perspective toward a subject.
What is mood.
300
"I haven't ate in a million years." What is this showing?
What is hyperbole.
300
Ends a thought or sentence. (Not a period)
What is line breaker
300
Words or groups of words occur at the BEGINNING of two or more clauses, or lines.
What is anaphora
300
A word choice for a specific effect. You could use "love" to show happiness, "hate" for madness, Etc.
What is diction.
400
A real, physical image that represents something not real, of the mind.
What is symbol.
400
"You're a Dime" what is this showing
What is Metaphor
400
number at the beginning of a line.
What is line number
400
Words or phrases must first occur and then must occur (at least) one more time
What is repetition
400
Manipulating sentence structure, length, and word order for a desired effect.
What is syntax.
500
A-The literal definition of a word. B-The cultural and emotional associations with a word. Which one of these is connotation.
What is B
500
A word that imitates the sound it represents.
What is onomatopoeia
500
free from the constraints of structure, form, rhythm, and rhyme scheme
What is free verse
500
Repetition of letters or sounds that occurs at the beginning of 3 or more words reasonably close together
What is alliteration
500
"Its cold, dark, and has creepy black paint." What was used in this? (Syntax,tone,imagery,diction) there is more than one.
What is diction,syntax, and imagery.