Question 1

a mournful, melancholy, or plaintive poem, especially a funeral song or lament for the dead

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Elegy

Question 2

a poem (usually very long but not always) centered upon a hero, in which a series of great achievements or events is narrated

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epic

Question 3

a passing or casual reference to something else. Usually in artistic forms

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allusion

Question 4

placing two things close together or side-by-side for comparison or contrast

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juxtaposition

Question 5

Changing- not staying the same

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dynamic

Question 6

staying the same, not changing

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static

Question 7

repetition of a word or words at the beginning of two or more successive stanzas

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anaphora

Question 8

any light, simple song, especially one of sentimental or romantic character, having two or more stanzas all sung to the same melody (usually rhymes or has a clear rhythm)

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ballad

Question 9

a poem that does not follow a fixed metrical pattern

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free verse

Question 10

unrhymed verse but usually has rhythm- very often iambic pentameter

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blank verse

Question 11

written like a paragraph or story following normal grammar rules but using other poetic devices

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prose poem

Question 12

an idea or feeling that a word invokes a feeling (usually described as positive or negative)

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connotation

Question 13

the literal definition of the word

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denotation

Question 14

attributing human qualities to characteristics to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract notions

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personification

Question 15

a humorous poem of five lines in which lines 1-3 rhyme with each other and lines 4 & 5 are a rhyming couplet

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limerick

Question 16

an obvious and intentional exaggeration

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hyperbole

Question 17

a thing or image described in a poem that is used to represent something else (a cross symbolizes Christianity or religion)

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symbolism

Question 18

often-figurative language that appeals to the five senses (sight, sound, touch, taste, smell)

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imagery

Question 19

a short, often satirical poem dealing concisely with a single subject and usually ending with a witty or ingenious thought

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epigram

Question 20

a lament for the dead, especially one forming part of a funeral rite.

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dirge

Poetry vocabulary

2) a poem (usually very long but not always) centered upon a hero, in which a series of great achievements or events is narrated

3) a passing or casual reference to something else. Usually in artistic forms

4) placing two things close together or side-by-side for comparison or contrast

5) Changing- not staying the same

6) staying the same, not changing

7) repetition of a word or words at the beginning of two or more successive stanzas

8) any light, simple song, especially one of sentimental or romantic character, having two or more stanzas all sung to the same melody (usually rhymes or has a clear rhythm)

9) a poem that does not follow a fixed metrical pattern

10) unrhymed verse but usually has rhythm- very often iambic pentameter

11) written like a paragraph or story following normal grammar rules but using other poetic devices

12) an idea or feeling that a word invokes a feeling (usually described as positive or negative)

13) the literal definition of the word

14) attributing human qualities to characteristics to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract notions

15) a humorous poem of five lines in which lines 1-3 rhyme with each other and lines 4 & 5 are a rhyming couplet

16) an obvious and intentional exaggeration

17) a thing or image described in a poem that is used to represent something else (a cross symbolizes Christianity or religion)

18) often-figurative language that appeals to the five senses (sight, sound, touch, taste, smell)

19) a short, often satirical poem dealing concisely with a single subject and usually ending with a witty or ingenious thought

20) a lament for the dead, especially one forming part of a funeral rite.