Question 1

Betty Botter
by Carolyn Wells

"Betty Botter bought some butter
But she said the butter's bitter.
If I put it in my batter
It will make my batter bitter.

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Example of an
ALLITERATION

Question 2

*Chocolate is to kryptonite. (Superman)
*She felt like she had a golden ticket. (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory)
*I wish I could click my heels. (The Wizard of Oz)

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Example of an
ALLUSION

Question 3

The unified group of lines in poetry.  This is often marked by spacing between sections of a poem.

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Stanza

Question 4

The reoccurrence of stressed and unstressed sounds in poetry. Depending on how sounds are arranged, the _______________ of a poem may be fast, slow, choppy, or smooth.

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Rhythm

Question 5

The Last Request

The ship was assail.
The cool air was clean.
McHaggerty looked at
his true love and beamed.
She looked to his eyes and suddenly knew
that he love for him
was forever through...

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Example of a
BALLAD

Question 6

Buzz, click, bang, sizzle, pop, crack, boom

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Example of an
ONOMATOPOEIA

Question 7

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Example of a
METER

Question 8

The way a crow
Shook down on me
The dust of snow
From a hemlock tree

Has given my heart
A change of mood
And saved some part
Of a day I had rued

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Example of a
STANZA

Question 9

-Red Rose = love or romance
-Four-Leaf Clover = good luck or good fortune
-Green Traffic Light = go

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Example of a
SYMBOL

Question 10

This occurs when one line ends without a pause or any punctuation and continues onto the next line.

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Enjambment

Question 11

---Time IS money.
--- Life IS a highway.

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Example of a
METAPHOR

Question 12

---Love is LIKE a Battlefield
---My eyes are as blue AS the ocean

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Example of a
SIMILE

Question 13

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent (next to) or closely connected words.

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Alliteration

Question 14

A brief reference to a real or fictional person, event, place, or work of art.

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Allusion

Question 15

The repetition of vowel sounds in a chunk of text [and not the consonance sound.]

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Assonance

Question 16

A story or narrative in poetic form.

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Ballad

Question 17

The repetition of consonant sounds, but not vowels, in a chunk of text.

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Consonance

Question 18

The author's specific word choice.

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Diction

Question 19

Poetry  that does not rhyme or have a measurable meter; no set rules for the poem.

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Free Verse

Question 20

A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things WITHOUT using connecting words "like" or "as."

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Metaphor

Question 21

The measured arrangement of sounds or beats in a poem, including the poet's placement of emphasis and the number of syllables per line; units of stressed and unstressed syllables.

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Meter

Question 22

A word that sounds like what it means.

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Onomatopoeia

Question 23

A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things using connecting words, such as "like" or "as."

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Simile

Question 24

An object or action that means something more than its literal meaning.

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Symbol

Question 25

The central meaning or dominant message the poet is trying to deliver to the reader; message or lesson.

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Theme

Question 26

The attitude the poem's narrator (this may or may not be the actual poet) takes towards a subject or character.

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Tone

Question 27

A single line of poetry.

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Verse

Question 28

Ivan wIll trY to lIght the fIre.

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Example of an
ASSONANCE

Question 29

Literary work in which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas by the use of distinctive style and rhythm; poems collectively or as a genre of literature.

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Poetry

Question 30

A worM naMed Maurice took the garden by storM.

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Example of a
CONSONANCE

Question 31

If this were a poem:
            "this would be 
            an example of the technique"

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Example of an
ENJAMBMENT

Question 32

Serious, humorous, sarcastic, ironic, concerned, tongue-in-cheek, solemn, objective, etc.

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Example of 
TONE

Question 33

Look for:
---Numbers of lines in a verse.
---Number of syllables in a line.

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How to Identify
RHYTHM

Poetry: Poet's Cues

Definitions of Poetry

Question	Answer
Betty Botter by Carolyn Wells "Betty Botter bought some butter But she said the butter's bitter. If I put it in my batter It will make my batter bitter.	Example of an ALLITERATION
Chocolate is to kryptonite. (Superman) She felt like she had a golden ticket. (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) *I wish I could click my heels. (The Wizard of Oz)	Example of an ALLUSION
The unified group of lines in poetry. This is often marked by spacing between sections of a poem.	Stanza
The reoccurrence of stressed and unstressed sounds in poetry. Depending on how sounds are arranged, the _______________ of a poem may be fast, slow, choppy, or smooth.	Rhythm
The Last Request The ship was assail. The cool air was clean. McHaggerty looked at his true love and beamed. She looked to his eyes and suddenly knew that he love for him was forever through...	Example of a BALLAD
Buzz, click, bang, sizzle, pop, crack, boom	Example of an ONOMATOPOEIA
"Double\|Double\| toil and\|trouble Fire\|burn and\|cauldron\|bubble"	Example of a METER
The way a crow Shook down on me The dust of snow From a hemlock tree Has given my heart A change of mood And saved some part Of a day I had rued	Example of a STANZA
-Red Rose = love or romance -Four-Leaf Clover = good luck or good fortune -Green Traffic Light = go	Example of a SYMBOL
This occurs when one line ends without a pause or any punctuation and continues onto the next line.	Enjambment
---Time IS money. --- Life IS a highway.	Example of a METAPHOR
---Love is LIKE a Battlefield ---My eyes are as blue AS the ocean	Example of a SIMILE
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent (next to) or closely connected words.	Alliteration
A brief reference to a real or fictional person, event, place, or work of art.	Allusion
The repetition of vowel sounds in a chunk of text [and not the consonance sound.]	Assonance
A story or narrative in poetic form.	Ballad
The repetition of consonant sounds, but not vowels, in a chunk of text.	Consonance
The author's specific word choice.	Diction
Poetry that does not rhyme or have a measurable meter; no set rules for the poem.	Free Verse
A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things WITHOUT using connecting words "like" or "as."	Metaphor
The measured arrangement of sounds or beats in a poem, including the poet's placement of emphasis and the number of syllables per line; units of stressed and unstressed syllables.	Meter
A word that sounds like what it means.	Onomatopoeia
A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things using connecting words, such as "like" or "as."	Simile
An object or action that means something more than its literal meaning.	Symbol
The central meaning or dominant message the poet is trying to deliver to the reader; message or lesson.	Theme
The attitude the poem's narrator (this may or may not be the actual poet) takes towards a subject or character.	Tone
A single line of poetry.	Verse
Ivan wIll trY to lIght the fIre.	Example of an ASSONANCE
Literary work in which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas by the use of distinctive style and rhythm; poems collectively or as a genre of literature.	Poetry
A worM naMed Maurice took the garden by storM.	Example of a CONSONANCE
If this were a poem: "this would be an example of the technique"	Example of an ENJAMBMENT
Serious, humorous, sarcastic, ironic, concerned, tongue-in-cheek, solemn, objective, etc.	Example of TONE
Look for: ---Numbers of lines in a verse. ---Number of syllables in a line.	How to Identify RHYTHM

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