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BSMS Poetry Unit Test
These flashcards will help you study for the Mrs. Swigart and Ms. Dellinger's Poetry Unit Test.
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English
8th Grade
04/01/2013

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Term
Repetition
Definition
repeating a word, sound, phrase, or sentence
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narrative poem
Definition
a poem that tells a story
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stanza
Definition
group of lines that form a unit in a poem
Term
metaphor
Definition
a direct comparison of two unlike things
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rhyme
Definition
repeating syllable sounds at the ends of words
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hyperbole
Definition
an exaggeration to make a point
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onomatopoeia
Definition
words that imitate sounds
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free verse
Definition
a poem that doesn't follow a pattern or rule
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alliteration
Definition
repetition of consonant sounds a the beginning of words
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personification
Definition
giving human traits to objects
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simile
Definition
a comparison using like or as
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idiom
Definition
a phrase meaning more than its literal meaning
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refrain
Definition
one or more line(s) repeated throughout  a poem
Term
quatrain
Definition
poetic form using four lines and rhyme scheme
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poetry
Definition
the expression of ideas and feelings in compact, imaginative, musical language
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allusion
Definition
a reference to someone or something famous
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symbol
Definition
something that has meaning itself, but can stand for something else
Term
sensory details
Definition
words and phrases that appeal to the 5 senses
Term
ballad
Definition
a songlike poem used to tell a story
Term

Determine the rhyme scheme below:

 

Listen, my children, and you shall hear

Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere,

On the eighteenth of April, Seventy-five;

Hardly a man is now alive

Who remebers that famous day and year.  

Definition

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A

B

B

A

Term
form poem
Definition
a poem that follows patterns or rules
Term

example of idiom

 

Definition
It's raining cats and dogs!
Term

Example of personification

 

 

Definition
The engine coughed out black smoke.
Term

example of simile

 

 

Definition

 

Her hands felt as smooth as silk.

Term

example of a metaphor

 

 

Definition
Life is a river.
Term

example of alliteration

 

 

Definition
"Over the cobbles, he clattered and clashed"
Term

example of onomatopoeia

 

 

Definition
"Snap, crackle, pop"
Term

Example of symbol

 

 

Definition
red = stop
Term

Example of hyperbole

 

 

Definition
It was so cold, I saw polar bears wearing jackets.
Term

Example of refrain

 


Definition
"Fallen, cold and dead"
Term
IIVEE
Definition
the acronym we use to analyze and interpret poetry
Term
IIVEE stands for...
Definition
imagery, induction, value, emotion, extension
Term
imagery
Definition
This is used to think about the pictures and images created in the reader's mind by the speaker's words.
Term
Induction
Definition
This is used to draw conclusions about the poet based on specific information given in the poem.
Term
Value
Definition
This is used to determine if the speaker feels the topic is positive or negative, important or unimportant.
Term
Emotion
Definition
This is used to think about the feelings or emotions that the poem is trying to express.
Term
Extension
Definition
This is used to determine if the orignial idea has been taking a step further by using an extended metaphor.
Term
Rules of a sonnet
Definition
Rules: 14 lines, 10 syllables/line, 3 quatrains and1 couplet, abab cdcd efef gg rhyme scheme, all about LOVE
Term
rules of a narrative poem
Definition
Rules: It tells a story and has all the elements of literature
Term
Rules of a ballad
Definition
Rules: It is a song-like poem that tells a story
Term
rules of a quatrain
Definition
Rules: It has four lines and a rhyme scheme
Term
rules of a bio-poem
Definition
rules: It is a free-verse poem about the poet's own life.
Term
rules of an extended metaphor
Definition
Rules: a poem that takes a metaphor and develops the comparison in a number of ways throughout the entire poem.
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