ENG1W - Poetry and Figurative Language Assessment

Onomatopoeia

________- A word that sounds like what it is [buzz, click, bang, sizzle]

Simile

________- A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things using connecting words, such as "like "or "as.

Metaphor

________- A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things without using connecting words, such as "like "or "as.

Tone

________- The attitude the poems narrator (this may or may not be the actual poet) takes towards a subject or character: serious, humorous, sarcastic, ironic, concerned, tongue- in- cheek, solemn, objective, etc.

Meter

________- The measured arrangement of sounds /beats in a poem, including the poets placement of emphasis and the number of syllables per line.

Free Verse

________- Poetry that does not rhyme or have a measurable meter.

Enjambment

________- This occurs when one line ends without a pause or any punctuation and continues onto the next line.

Stanza

________- An unidentified group of lines in poetry.

Diction

________- The authors specific word choice.

Assonance

________- The repetition of vowel sounds in a chunk of text.

Alliteration

________- Occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

Symbol

________- An object or action that means something more than its literal meaning.

Verse

________- A single line of poetry.

Allusion

________- Brief reference to a real or fictional person, event, place, or work of art.

Rhythm

________- The recurrence of stressed and unstressed sounds in poetry.

Ballad

________- A story /narrative in poetic form.

Consonance

________- A repetition of ________ sounds, but not vowels, in a chunk of text.

Alliteration

Occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words

Allusion

Brief reference to a real or fictional person, event, place, or work of art

Assonance

The repetition of vowel sounds in a chunk of text

Ballad

A story/narrative in poetic form

Consonance

A repetition of consonant sounds, but not vowels, in a chunk of text

Diction

The authors specific word choice

Enjambment

This occurs when one line ends without a pause or any punctuation and continues onto the next line

Free Verse

Poetry that does not rhyme or have a measurable meter

Metaphor

A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things without using connecting words, such as "like" or "as"

Meter

The measured arrangement of sounds/beats in a poem, including the poets placement of emphasis and the number of syllables per line

Onomatopoeia

A word that sounds like what it is [buzz, click, bang, sizzle]

Rhythm

The recurrence of stressed and unstressed sounds in poetry

Simile

A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things using connecting words, such as "like" or "as"

Stanza

An unidentified group of lines in poetry

Symbol

An object or action that means something more than its literal meaning

Theme

The central meaning or dominant message the poet is trying to deliver to the reader

Verse

A single line of poetry

when was Walt Whitman born (When did he die)

May 31, 1819 (DIED March 26, 1892)

When was Robert Frost born (When did he die)

March 26, 1874 (DIED January 29, 1963)

Give an example of a metaphor

The water was hotter than ur dad

Give an example of a simile

The shower was as cold as ur mom's heart.