Save
Upgrade to remove ads
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

Poetry Terminology H

Poetry terms

QuestionAnswer
Metaphor Direct comparison of two unlike things.
Simile Comparison of two unlike things using the words “like” or “as”.
Personification The giving of human qualities to an inanimate object.
Onomatopoeia Word or group of words that imitate the sound it’s describing.
Symbol A concrete idea (object, person, place, etc.) that stands for an abstract one (love, freedom, democracy, etc.).
Hyperbole The use of exaggeration; not a literal translation of the phrase; meant for effect.
Analogy A similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison maybe based
Allusion A reference in a literary work to a person, place, or thing in history or another work of literature; a type of metaphor.
Mood The poem’s atmosphere the poet creates.
Tone The speaker’s feelings/emotions; may fluctuate within the poem, this will vary due to a poem’s particular length.
Rhyming couplet Two successive lines in poetry that rhyme.
End rhyme Rhyme that takes place at the end of lines, successive or not; this determines a poem’s rhyme scheme.
Internal rhyme Rhyme that takes place within a line of poetry.
Meter The pattern of rhythm in a poem.
Alliteration Repeated consonant sounds at the beginnings of words in the same phrase.
Assonance Repeated vowel sounds in words in the same phrase.
Consonance Repeated consonant sounds within words in the same phrase.
Lyric poetry Poetry that is relatively short and relates an emotion.
Sonnet A poem that utilizes 14 lines and a specific rhyme scheme.
Quatrain Four lined stanza; common in poetry.
Imagery Poetry refers to the visual sense an author is attempting to create.
Rhythm Poetry refers to the “beat” an author is attempting to create.
Melody Poetry refers to the auditory (hearing) sense an author is attempting to create.
Denotation The dictionary definition or surface meaning of a word.
Connotation The emotional associations that accompany a word.
Theme Author’s message of the work; sometimes is the main idea, a moral (Aesop’s fables); usually a universal message.
Voice The speaker of the poem.
Created by: burakcengiz2398
Popular English Vocabulary sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards