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poetic terms Test

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of 31 available terms

5 Written Questions

5 Matching Questions

  1. rhyme scheme
  2. onomatopoeia
  3. internal rhyme
  4. masculine rhyme
  5. denotation
  1. a actual definition
  2. b occurs between two or more words in the same line of verse
  3. c pattern or sequence in which rhyme occurs (a,b,a,b)
  4. d sound words, ex: BAM! SPLAT! hiss... WHAM! CRASH
  5. e one syllable rhymes with one syllable of another word ex: light, bright

5 Multiple Choice Questions

  1. something described thorough sight, appears most commonly in poetry
  2. reference lends meaning of alluded story in addition
  3. movement, physical tension
  4. representation of a smell
  5. last three syllables rhyme ex: victorious, glorious

5 True/False Questions

  1. common allusionsbiblical, historical, literary

          

  2. connotationsymbolic baggage attached to a word, signifiacnt, rich in imagery

          

  3. litotesform of understandment by asserting the positive by negating the negative (i.e. "You're not wrong.", "You're right"; "not bad", "good")

          

  4. end rhymeoccurring at the end of two or more lines of verse

          

  5. alliterationreference lends meaning of alluded story in addition