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Poetry Unit
Poetry unit review
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English
10th Grade
02/03/2014

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Term
stanza
Definition

a group of lines forming the basic unit of a poem...

a. lines

b. stanzas

c. paragraphs

Term
metaphor
Definition

A comparison without using like or as

This assignment was a breeze.

His voice is music to my ears.

a. assonance

b. metaphor

c. repetition 

Term
organic
Definition

Which poetry style does NOT have fixed rules, rhyme, or conventional spelling?

a. organic

b. traditional

c. stanza

Term
A, A, B, C, C, B, B
Definition

Let me see redemption win

Let me know the struggle ends

That you can mend a heart that's frail and torn

I wanna know the sun can rise

from the ashes of a broken life

And all that's dead inside can be reborn

Cause I'm worn


Rhyme Scheme? --Write it out

Term
rhyme
Definition

Similarity of sounds between words or the ending of a word

a. lines

b. alliteration

c. rhyme

Term
assonance 
Definition

the repetition of vowel sounds in words that do not end with the same consonant


Men sell the wedding bells


a. consonance

b. alliteration

c. assonance 

Term
personification
Definition

un-human objects having human characteristics or taking on human person

The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.

a. simile

b. personification

c. hyperbole  

Term
repetition 
Definition

a sound, word, or phrase that is repeated for emphasis or unity

                   Because I do not hope to turn again
                      Because I do not hope
                   Because I do not hope to turn....

a. metaphor

b. alliteration

c. repetition 

Term
traditional
Definition

Which type of poetry form follows fixed rules, usually has rhyme scheme, and has set number of lines?

a. organic

b. traditional

c. stanza

Term
Mood
Definition

the feeling that a poem creates for the reader

a. tone

b. mood

c. symbol

Term
consonance 
Definition

the repetition of consonant sounds within and at the end of words 

The lies that slither and slather


a. assonance

b. consonance

c. simile 

Term
symbol
Definition

A word or object that has its own meaning and represents another word, idea, or object

a. personification

b. symbol

c. alliteration 

Term
alliteration 
Definition

the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of the words

 Let firm friendship betoken our love's blueprint

a. metaphor

b. simile

c. alliteration 

Term
Onomatopoeia
Definition

a word whose sound imitates its meaning or sounds like what the word itself means

 water plops into pond

splish-splash downhill

a. onomatopoeia

b. personification

c. simile 

Term
simile
Definition

comparison using like or as

An emerald is as green as grass
A ruby red as blood
A sapphire shines as blue as heaven

a. personification

b. assonance

c. simile 

Term
hyperbole
Definition

exaggeration for emphasis or humorous effect

I have a million things to do.

a. consonance

b. simile

c. hyperbole 

Term
tone
Definition

the attitude a poet takes toward his/her subject

a. tone

b. mood

c. assonance 

Term
imagery
Definition

uses the five senses 

a. tone

b. mood

c. imagery 

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