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The PERSONA in a poem is (think of the boy in "A Narrow Fellow in the Grass.'
...the person speaking in the poem
A STANZA is...
...lines of poetry, grouped together. Poem "paragraphs"
FREE VERSE is...
...poetry that does not rhyme or follow a set beat
Words or expressions used out of their ordinary meaning in order to be more beautiful or forceful are known, very generally, as...
...FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
"Word Pictures" or language that appeals to a reader's senses is known as...
...IMAGERY
A SIMILE is...
..a statement which compares two dissimilar objects using comparing words such as "like, as or than."
Language that means the opposite of what it states.
IRONY
When a poet tries to emphasize an idea by exaggerating, s/he is using...
...HYPERBOLE
Saying that a non-human object has human qualities or abilities is...
...PERSONIFICATION
Words that imitate the sounds they identify are known as...
...ONOMATOPOEIA
When a line of poetry has several words that begin with the same sound...
...ALLITERATION
An OXYMORON is being used when...
...two contradictory terms appear side by side
Which example of figurative language is used here: "seriously funny?"
Oxymoron
Which poetic device is used here? Fred phoned Phil about the filthy flippers he found on the floor.
Alliteration
Which poetic device is being used here? "To compose a country committed to all cultures, colors, characters and conditions of man..."
Alliteration
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
What figure of speech is being used here? We are ready to write a new chapter for our lives.
Metaphor
"The song taunts me like a wrestler strutting into the arena to fight" is an example of WHICH figure of speech?
Simile
"That news is a freight train runnin' up all through your life." What figure of speech is this?
Metaphor
The pattern of words with the same ending sounds in a poem is called...
...the RHYME SCHEME
Who was a famous writer of sonnets?
Shakespeare
What are some examples of famous epic poems in history?
The Iliad, The Odyssey, Beowulf, The Divine Comedy
What do iambic and trochaic refer to in a poem?
Meter
Referring to an historical event or another work of literature or art is an...
ALLUSION
Pentameter has how many "feet" of iambs or trochees?
5
Who wrote "The Raven?"
Edgar Allen Poe
Who Wrote "A Narrow Fellow in the Grass?"
Emily Dickinson
What is an example of a narrative poem about a failed military event?
"Charge of the Light Brigade"
What famous American poet wrote about snowy woods?
Robert Frost
What is the name of the poem we read about irregular things having value?
"Pied Beauty"
How many syllables in a haiku?
17


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