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Poetry Terms

  • Game Code: 316162
  •  English    20     Public
    Common poetry terms, including figurative language and poetic devices
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  • The PERSONA is...
    ...the first person speaker (narrator) in a poem
  •  10
  • A STANZA is...
    ...lines of poetry, grouped together. Poem "paragraphs"
  •  10
  • FREE VERSE is...
    ...poetry that does not rhyme or follow a set beat
  •  10
  • Words or expressions used out of their ordinary meaning in order to be more beautiful or forceful are known as...
    ...FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
  •  10
  • "Word Pictures" or language that appeals to a reader's senses is known as...
    ...IMAGERY
  •  10
  • A SIMILE is...
    ..a statement which compares two dissimilar objects using comparing words such as "like, as or than."
  •  10
  • A comparison of two dissimilar objects where one thing is said (or implied) to be another is called...
    ...a METAPHOR
  •  10
  • When a poet tries to emphasize an idea by exaggerating, s/he is using...
    ...HYPERBOLE
  •  15
  • Saying that a non-human object has human qualities or abilities is...
    ...PERSONIFICATION
  •  10
  • Words that imitate the sounds they identify are known as...
    ...ONOMATOPOEIA
  •  10
  • When a line of poetry has several words that begin with the same sound...
    ...ALLITERATION
  •  10
  • An OXYMORON is being used when...
    ...two contradictory terms appear side by side
  •  10
  • Which example of figurative language is used here?
    "seriously funny"
  •  15
  • Which poetic device is used here?
    Fred phoned Phil about the filthy flippers he found on the floor.
  •  15
  • Which poetic device is being used here? "To compose a country committed to all cultures, colors, characters and conditions of man..."
    Alliteration
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  • Which figure of speech is being used here? "We've braved the belly of the beast; we've learned that quiet isn't always peace"
    Metaphor
  •  15
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