Poetry Terms and Devices Quiz

Unrhymed iambic pentameter

The choice and use of words in a poem or piece of writing

When a sentence or phrase continues from one line of poetry to the next without punctuation

<p>A literary device that uses figurative language to create an image or effect</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Stanza (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Her heart was a stone. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The sun is like a golden ball. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The wind whispered secrets in my ear. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The rain danced across the pavement. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Using a part of something to represent the whole thing</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Using an attribute of something to represent the whole thing itself or something closely associated with that thing</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Giving human qualities to inanimate objects or abstract concepts.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Directly addressing an absent or deceased person, an abstract idea, or an inanimate object</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An exaggeration for emphasis and effect.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Personification; It gives the winter qualities of a person such as &quot;hushes&quot; which is a human action.</p> Signup and view all the answers

A verse without rhyme, typically in iambic pentameter.

Poetry that does not have regular meter or rhyme.

A poem or song expressing lament or mourning.

Choice and use of words in speech or writing.

Continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the line.

A figure of speech replacing the name of a thing with something associated.

Using a part to refer to a whole or vice versa.

Giving human traits to inanimate objects or ideas.

Directly addressing an absent person or object.

An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

Descriptive language that engages the senses.

A comparison without using 'like' or 'as'.

A type of meter with five iambs per line.

Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme.

A single line of poetry.

A grouped set of lines in a poem.

The pattern of rhymes in a poem.

An expression of sorrow or regret.

The arrangement of words in a sentence.

A visual representation of sentence structure.

Attributing human characteristics to animals or objects.

Language that appeals to the senses.

The central topic or idea in a text.

The attitude of the writer toward the subject.

The emotional atmosphere created by a text.

The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds.

Reputation of vowel sounds within words.

Repetition of consonant sounds in a phrase.

Using symbols to represent ideas or qualities.

A figure of speech that combines contradictory terms.