poetry quiz study guide (copy)

poetry.

line

one line in a poem

stanza

group of lines

line break

a pause or gap in the poem

rhythm or meter

indicates the meter

repetition

more than once

repetition and rhythm

repetition of sound creates rhyme

rhyme scheme

pattern of rhyme

stress

the way we emphasize certain syllables in words more than others

extended metaphor

metaphor through the whole passage

assonance

• repeated vowel sounds

• form of rhyme

topic

general subject of poem

theme

deeper message

TODAY

T - title

O - overall

D - devices

A - attitude

Y - you and your world

figurative language

figure out what it means

literal language

words function exactly as defined

simile

comparison with “like” or “as”

metaphor

comparison without like or as

personification

giving human traits to an object

hyperbole

an over exaggeration

understatement

expression with less strength than expected

onomatopoeia

word that makes a sound

idiom

• not meant to be taken literally

• doesn’t mean what it actually says

pun

form of word play where words have two meanings

proverb

figurative saying where “wisdom” or advice is given

oxymoron

putting two words that are opposite together

allusion

refers to famous person, place, or event

imagery

places a image in your mind