Poetry Terms Quiz

4. the repetition of identical or similar consonant sounds, normally at the beginnings of words
5. rhyme that appears correct from spelling, but is half-rhyme or slant rhyme from the pronunciation
6. the repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds
7. the recurrence of stressed and unstressed syllables
8. the manner in which an author expresses his or her attitude
12. the images of a literary work; the sensory details of a work
14. a figure of speech characterized by strongly contrasting words, clauses, sentences, or ideas
15. the main thought expressed by a work
17. the repetition of similar consonant sounds in a group of words
18. a form of metaphor which in mentioning a part signifies the whole
21. writing that seeks to arouse a reader’s disapproval of an object by ridicule
22. the contrast between actual meaning and the suggestion of another meaning

1. a form of paradox that combines a pair of contrary terms into a single expression
2. the ordering of words into patterns or sentences
3. rhyme that occurs within a line, rather than at the end
9. the use of words whose sound suggests their meaning
10. a type of irony in which a person appears to be praising something but is actually insulting it
11. a reference in a work of literature to something outside the work, especially to a well-known historical or literary event, person, or work
13. a figure of speech in which someone (usually, but not always absent), some abstract quality, or a nonexistent personage is directly addressed as though present
16. the mode of expression in language
19. the use of words in a literary work
20. a deliberate, extravagant, and often outrageous exaggeration