English 7 Poetry and Figures of Speech Reviewer

A complete set of vocabulary flashcards covering figures of speech, forms of lyric, narrative, and dramatic poetry, and traditional Filipino poetry structures as presented in the English 7 lecture notes.

SIMILE

A figure of speech involving a comparison using LIKE or AS.

METAPHOR

A figure of speech involving a direct comparison.

PERSONIFICATION

A figure of speech giving human qualities to inanimate objects.

HYPERBOLE

A figure of speech that uses exaggeration.

ELEGY

A type of lyric poetry described as a song for the dead.

ODE

A type of lyric poetry used for praising someone or something.

SONNET

A form of lyric poetry consisting of 14 lines.

IDYLL

A type of narrative poetry focused on the countryside and nature.

LAY

A medieval narrative poetry form involving knights and chivalry.

EPIC

A narrative poetry form detailing heroic adventures.

BALLAD

A type of narrative poetry characterized as songs of love.

VERSE NOVEL

A form of narrative poetry that consists of novel-length poetry.

DRAMATIC MONOLOGUE

A form of dramatic poetry where the speaker is talking to another character.

SOLILOQUY

A form of dramatic poetry where the speaker is alone talking to himself or herself.

CHARACTER SKETCH

A portrait in words involving description or describing a person.

FREE VERSE

A style of literary verse with no rhyme and no meter.

BLANK VERSE

A style of literary verse with meter but no rhyme.

RHYMING METERED VERSE

A style of literary verse that includes both meter and rhyme.

TANAGA

A Filipino poetry form with 4 lines and 7 syllables each.

DIONA

A Filipino poetry form with 3 lines and 7 syllables each.

DALIT

A Filipino poetry form with 4 lines and 8 syllables each.