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What is the attitude or feelings expressed by the writer or speaker towards the subject or audience called?
What is the attitude or feelings expressed by the writer or speaker towards the subject or audience called?
Tone
What is the emotional atmosphere created for the reader by a text called?
What is the emotional atmosphere created for the reader by a text called?
Mood
What is the overall structure or shape of a text, like a poem, novel, or play, called?
What is the overall structure or shape of a text, like a poem, novel, or play, called?
Form
Which point of view is used if the story or poem is told from the perspective of "I"?
Which point of view is used if the story or poem is told from the perspective of "I"?
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What is the arrangement of a poem using a regular stanza length, line length, and rhyme scheme called?
What is the arrangement of a poem using a regular stanza length, line length, and rhyme scheme called?
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What type of poetry lacks regular rhythm, rhyme scheme, or a structured form?
What type of poetry lacks regular rhythm, rhyme scheme, or a structured form?
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What is the organization of ideas in a text, including the opening, development, ending, turning points, and contrast, called?
What is the organization of ideas in a text, including the opening, development, ending, turning points, and contrast, called?
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What are moments of change in a poem's narrative, argument, or tone called?
What are moments of change in a poem's narrative, argument, or tone called?
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What are the groups of lines in a poem, such as tercets (3 lines) or quatrains (4 lines), called?
What are the groups of lines in a poem, such as tercets (3 lines) or quatrains (4 lines), called?
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What are lines of poetry called that flow without pause or punctuation into the next line?
What are lines of poetry called that flow without pause or punctuation into the next line?
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What are lines of poetry called that end with punctuation, creating a clear pause?
What are lines of poetry called that end with punctuation, creating a clear pause?
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What is a pause or break within a line of poetry, often marked by punctuation, called?
What is a pause or break within a line of poetry, often marked by punctuation, called?
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What term is used to describe the use of language to convey meanings beyond the literal?
What term is used to describe the use of language to convey meanings beyond the literal?
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What is the term for deliberate, often figurative exaggeration for emphasis or effect?
What is the term for deliberate, often figurative exaggeration for emphasis or effect?
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What term describes attributing human qualities to non-human objects or concepts?
What term describes attributing human qualities to non-human objects or concepts?
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What is a direct comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as" called?
What is a direct comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as" called?
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What is a comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as" called?
What is a comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as" called?
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What term describes language that conveys exactly what is meant without embellishment or symbolic meaning?
What term describes language that conveys exactly what is meant without embellishment or symbolic meaning?
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What term describes language that appeals to the senses?
What term describes language that appeals to the senses?
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What is language that appeals to the sense of sight called?
What is language that appeals to the sense of sight called?
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What is language that appeals to the sense of hearing called?
What is language that appeals to the sense of hearing called?
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What is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in nearby words called?
What is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in nearby words called?
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What is the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words called?
What is the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words called?
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What is the repetition of consonant sounds within or at the end of words called?
What is the repetition of consonant sounds within or at the end of words called?
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What is the repetition of 's' or 'sh' sounds to create a hissing or soothing effect called?
What is the repetition of 's' or 'sh' sounds to create a hissing or soothing effect called?
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What kind of sounds are consonant sounds like 'p', 'b', 't', 'd', that create sharp percussive effects?
What kind of sounds are consonant sounds like 'p', 'b', 't', 'd', that create sharp percussive effects?
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What category of sounds includes vowel sounds and liquid, fricative, and sibilant sounds that are gentile?
What category of sounds includes vowel sounds and liquid, fricative, and sibilant sounds that are gentile?
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What are smooth sounds like 'l' and 'r' called?
What are smooth sounds like 'l' and 'r' called?
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What are sounds produced by friction, such as 'f', 'v', 'th', called?
What are sounds produced by friction, such as 'f', 'v', 'th', called?
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What are sounds like 's' and 'sh' that create a soft, hissing or soothing effect called?
What are sounds like 's' and 'sh' that create a soft, hissing or soothing effect called?
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What is the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line called?
What is the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line called?
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What is a line, stanza, or poem that includes a repeated pattern or unstressed and stressed syllables so that you can feel and hear a beat to the poetry called?
What is a line, stanza, or poem that includes a repeated pattern or unstressed and stressed syllables so that you can feel and hear a beat to the poetry called?
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What is a beat with four jambs (unstressed-stressed) per line called?
What is a beat with four jambs (unstressed-stressed) per line called?
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What is unstructured or varying patterns of stressed and unstressed syllables such that there is no regular beat called?
What is unstructured or varying patterns of stressed and unstressed syllables such that there is no regular beat called?
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Study Notes
Literary Terms for Poetry
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Tone: The writer or speaker's attitude towards the subject or audience.
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Mood: The emotional atmosphere created in the reader by a text.
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Form: The overall structure (e.g., narrative poem, sonnet).
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Perspective: The point of view from which a story is told (e.g., first person vs. third person).
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Mechanical Form: Structure in a poem (stanza length, line length, rhyme scheme).
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Free Verse: Poetry without a fixed rhythm, rhyme scheme, or form.
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Structure: The organization of ideas in a text (e.g., opening, development, ending, turning points).
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Turning Points: Moments of change in a poem.
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Stanzas: Groups of lines in a poem (e.g., tercets, quatrains).
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Run-on Lines/Enjambment: Lines flowing into the next without a pause.
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End-Stopped Lines: Lines concluding with punctuation, creating a pause.
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Caesura: A pause or break within a line.
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Figurative Language: Language used beyond its literal meaning.
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Hyperbole: Exaggeration.
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Personification: Giving human qualities to non-human things or concepts.
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Metaphor: Direct comparison without "like" or "as".
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Simile: Comparison using "like" or "as”.
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Literal Description: Precise, non-figurative language.
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Imagery: Descriptive language appealing to the senses.
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Visual Imagery: Language appealing to sight.
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Auditory Imagery: Language appealing to hearing.
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Tactile Imagery: Language appealing to touch.
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Olfactory Imagery: Language appealing to smell.
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Gustatory Imagery: Language appealing to taste.
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Alliteration: Repetition of initial consonant sounds.
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Assonance: Repetition of vowel sounds.
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Consonance: Repetition of consonant sounds within or at the end of words.
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Sibilance: Repetition of 's' or 'sh' sounds.
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Hard Sounds (Plosives): Sharp, percussive consonant sounds (e.g., 'p', 'b').
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Soft Sounds: Gentle sounds (including vowels, fricatives, sibilants).
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Liquid Sounds: Smooth sounds (e.g., 'l', 'r').
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Fricatives: Sounds produced by friction (e.g., 'f', 'v').
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Sibilant Sounds: Hissing or soothing sounds (e.g., 's', 'sh').
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Rhythm: Pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.
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Regular Rhythm: Repeating pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.
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Iambic Tetrameter: Four iambs (unstressed-stressed) per line
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Iambic Pentameter: Five iambs (unstressed-stressed) per line
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Irregular Rhythm: Varying pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables; no regular beat.
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Test your understanding of key literary terms used in poetry with this quiz. Explore concepts such as tone, mood, and structure, as well as various poetic forms. This quiz is essential for students of literature and poetry enthusiasts alike.
