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  • The main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work.
    Theme
  • A poem that has a formal structure, containing fourteen lines and a specific rhyme scheme and meter.
    Sonnet
  • in poetry, the repetition of the sound of a vowel in non rhyming stressed syllables near enough to each other for the echo to be discernible.
    Assonance
  • "Don't Stop Believin" by Journey is an example of a
    Ballad
  • A type of narrative poem that tells a story and is meant to be sung or recited
    Ballad
  • A long narrative poem about the adventures of a hero whose actions reflect the ideas and values of a nation.
    Epic
  • Something concrete, such as an object, action, character, or scene that stands for something abstract such as a concept or an idea.
    Symbolism
  • Her finger hungered for a ring. Assonance or Consonance?
    Consonance: "ng" and "er" sound
  • In traditional English poetry, it is often a melancholy poem that laments its subject’s death but ends in consolation.
    Elegy
  • The repetition of the same consonant sounds in a line of text.
    Consonance
  • An indirect reference to a person, place, or event.
    Allusion
  • A rhymed, humorous, or nonsense poem of five lines.
    Limerick
  • Or hear old Triton blow his wreathed horn. Assonance or Consonance?
    Assonance: "o"
  • Well that was short but sweet- Assonance or Consonance?
    Consonance: "t"
  • He saw the cost and hauled off. Assonance or Consonance?
    Assonance: "awe" sound
  • How they clang, and clash. Assonance or Consonance?
    Assonance: "a"
  • Whose woods these are I think I know. Assonance or Consonance?
    Consonance: "s"
  • The repetition of similar sounds occurring at determined, or regular, intervals.
    Rhyme
  • The overall atmosphere or prevailing emotional feeling of a work.
    Mood
  • An unrhymed poem of seventeen syllables derived from Japanese verse.
    Haiku
  • Poetry without a regular pattern of rhyme, rhythm, or meter.
    Free Verse
  • A type of lyric poem that addresses broad, serious themes such as justice, truth, or beauty.
    Ode
  • But he grew old- This knight so bold. Assonance or Consonance?
    Assonance: "o"
  • Poetry that expresses the speaker's feelings and personal thoughts is called
    Lyrical Poetry
  • It was half as funny after when they laughed so at the staff. Assonance or Consonance?
    Consonance: "aff" sound
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