Poetry Exam 1

A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things

The author's implicit attitude toward the audience of the poem or poem's subject

A word, phrase, or figure of speech that addresses the senses

A poem that focuses on or meditates upon emotions or ideas to realize its message

A poem that focuses on telling a story to realize its message

A separate unit or sequence of words in a poem

A grouping of lines

Allows for two or more simultaneous readings of something in a poem

Literature considered important by critics, scholars, and educators

The ordering of words into meaningful verbal patterns

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

Refers to language that is musically pleasant

Refers to language that is discordant and difficult to pronounce

A person, object, image, etc. that evokes a range of additional meanings beyond and more abstract than its literal significance

Central meaning or dominate idea in a poem

Poetry that does not conform to traditional or classical forms

Reference to a historical event, literature, or art in a literary work

To restate or put into your own words

Ways of using language that deviate from the literal meanings to suggest other meanings or effects

Boldly exaggerated statement thats adds emphasis with out intending to be literally true

A writers choice of words, phrases, and figurative language

Attributing human qualities to non-human things

Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

The patterns of rhythm and sound used in poetry