1. Poetry Terminology Review
Lesson 17
9th Lit

2. ELA9RL1 (poetry) a The student identifies and responds to the aesthetic effects of subject matter, sound devices (i.e., alliteration, onomatopoeia, rhyme scheme), figurative language (i.e., personification, metaphor, simile, hyperbole) and structure (i.e., fixed and free forms, rhymed and unrhymed, narrative and lyric) in a variety of poems.

3. oxymoron alliteration couplet allusion assonance paradox consonance
Here is a list of words. Write down the numbers of all that you think you understand.
oxymoron
alliteration
couplet
allusion
assonance
paradox
consonance
apostrophe
personification
symbol
simile
internal rhyme
hyperbole
exact rhyme
onomatopoeia
approximate rhyme
metaphor

4. The EOCT will require you to use your knowledge of these terms to answer questions like the ones we will discuss today.

5. oxymoron
a combination of two words that are seemingly opposites – usually an adjective-noun
Examples:
dark light
living dead
noisy silence
new classic
open secret
successful failure
virtual reality
from Idylls of the King by Tennyson
"And faith unfaithful kept him falsely true.“
What are the two examples in this phrase?

6. couplet a pair of rhyming lines, usually of the same length and meter
I THINK that I shall never see,
A poem as lovely as a tree.

7. assonance
the repetition of vowel sounds to create internal rhyming within phrases or sentences
For example, in the phrase "Do you like blue?", the /u:/ sound ("o"/"ou"/"ue“) is repeated within the sentence and is assonant.
Where is assonance in these two examples from literature?
Ex: Dead in the middle of little Italy, little did we know that we riddled two middle men who didn't do diddily.“
Ex: I bomb atomically—Socrates' philosophies and hypotheses can't define how I be droppin' these mockeries.

8. consonance
most commonly used in poetry and songs and characterized by the repetition of the same consonant two or more times in short succession
Examples:
#1. "pitt patter"
#2. "all mammals named Sam
are clammy".

9. #1. “When the men sent children off to war, Linda knew emptiness that didn’t end anymore.”
A. oxymoron B. couplet C. assonance D. consonance

10. personification
a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics

11. He walked on stage as bold as a lion.
simile
comparison between two unlike ideas using “like” or “as”
He walked on stage as bold as a lion.

12. She uses so much makeup she needs a chisel to get it off.
hyperbole
a deliberate exaggeration or overstatement
She uses so much makeup she needs a chisel to get it off.

13. Ex: buzz, crash, whirr, clang, hiss, purr, squeak, boom, tinkling
onomatopoeia
use of words that imitate sounds
Ex: buzz, crash, whirr, clang, hiss, purr, squeak, boom, tinkling

14. #2. “Splish, splash, the water fell Trickling slowly down the well.”
A. personification B. simile C. hyperbole D. onomatopoeia

15. personification
a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics

16. He walked on stage as bold as a lion.
simile
comparison between two unlike ideas using “like” or “as”
He walked on stage as bold as a lion.

17. metaphor = His brain was a wall.
one thing spoken of as though it were something else
His brain was a wall. =

18. couplet a pair of rhyming lines, usually of the same length and meter
I THINK that I shall never see,
A poem as lovely as a tree.

19. #3. “I wandered lonely as a cloud.” (William Wordsworth)
A. personification B. simile C. metaphor D. couplet

20. alliteration Repetition of initial consonant sounds
Cherry Blossoms Adrift
Pink petals passing Scents above so high Painted porcelain perfection Blossoms caress the sky

21. paradox A Cretan says: "All Cretans are liars".
How is this statement a paradox?
a statement that seems to be contradictory but that actually presents a truth

22. metaphor = His brain was a wall.
one thing spoken of as though it were something else
His brain was a wall. =

23. allusion
a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art

24. #4. He moved the tree with Herculean strength.
A. alliteration B. paradox C. metaphor D. allusion

25. paradox A Cretan says: "All Cretans are liars".
How is this statement a paradox?
a statement that seems to be contradictory but that actually presents a truth

26. personification
a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics

27. He walked on stage as bold as a lion.
simile
comparison between two unlike ideas using “like” or “as”
He walked on stage as bold as a lion.

28. metaphor = His brain was a wall.
one thing spoken of as though it were something else
His brain was a wall. =

29. #5. “His fear was a prison, stronger than any more visible barricade.”
A. paradox B. personification C. simile D. metaphor

30. She uses so much makeup she needs a chisel to get it off.
hyperbole
a deliberate exaggeration or overstatement
She uses so much makeup she needs a chisel to get it off.

31. personification
a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics

32. apostrophe
a figure of speech in which someone absent or dead or something nonhuman is addressed as if it were alive and present and was able to reply
Example of Apostrophe
The Sun Rising
by John Donne
Busy old fool, unruly sun, Why dost thou thus, Through windows, and through curtains call on us?

33. stands for something else
symbol
stands for something else

34. #6. My blood boiled as I listened to the gossip.
A. hyperbole B. personification C. apostrophe D. symbol

35. She uses so much makeup she needs a chisel to get it off.
hyperbole
a deliberate exaggeration or overstatement
She uses so much makeup she needs a chisel to get it off.

36. couplet a pair of rhyming lines, usually of the same length and meter
I THINK that I shall never see,
A poem as lovely as a tree.

37. I bring fresh showers for the thirsting flowers.
internal rhyme
rhyming words appear in the same line
I bring fresh showers for the thirsting flowers.

38. personification
a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics

39. Exact Rhymes
Exact rhymes are the same in everything but the first sound. Exact rhymes are the most common type of rhyme and can be formed easily with common sounds in English.
pay / day / way / say / may / bay / play / pray / stay ...
me / we / be / see / tree / knee ...

40. #7 I have a million things to do today So hurry up and get out of my way!
A. hyperbole, couplet B. personification, couplet C. hyperbole, internal rhyme D. personification, exact rhyme

41. He walked on stage as bold as a lion.
simile
comparison between two unlike ideas using “like” or “as”
He walked on stage as bold as a lion.

42. personification
a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics

43. couplet a pair of rhyming lines, usually of the same length and meter
I THINK that I shall never see,
A poem as lovely as a tree.

44. words that are similar in sound but do not rhyme exactly
approximate rhyme
words that are similar in sound but do not rhyme exactly
examples:
send and when
sun and plum
day and made
fellow and hollow

45. metaphor = His brain was a wall.
one thing spoken of as though it were something else
His brain was a wall. =

46. #8. “And the land was a pretty woman Smiling at us, looking at her” (Ortiz)
A. simile, personification B. couplet, personification C. approximate rhyme D. metaphor, personification

47. She uses so much makeup she needs a chisel to get it off.
hyperbole
a deliberate exaggeration or overstatement
She uses so much makeup she needs a chisel to get it off.

48. Ex: buzz, crash, whirr, clang, hiss, purr, squeak, boom, tinkling
onomatopoeia
use of words that imitate sounds
Ex: buzz, crash, whirr, clang, hiss, purr, squeak, boom, tinkling

49. oxymoron
a combination of two words that are seemingly opposites – usually an adjective-noun
Examples:
dark light
living dead
noisy silence
new classic
open secret
successful failure
virtual reality
from Idylls of the King by Tennyson
"And faith unfaithful kept him falsely true.“
What are the two examples in this phrase?

50. paradox A Cretan says: "All Cretans are liars".
How is this statement a paradox?
a statement that seems to be contradictory but that actually presents a truth

51. #9. The car creaked forward once the old engine began to wheeze.
A. hyperbole B. onomatopoeia C. oxymoron D. paradox

52. oxymoron
a combination of two words that are seemingly opposites – usually an adjective-noun
Examples:
dark light
living dead
noisy silence
new classic
open secret
successful failure
virtual reality
from Idylls of the King by Tennyson
"And faith unfaithful kept him falsely true.“
What are the two examples in this phrase?

53. paradox A Cretan says: "All Cretans are liars".
How is this statement a paradox?
a statement that seems to be contradictory but that actually presents a truth

54. #10. He ordered jumbo shrimp for dinner.
A. oxymoron B. paradox

55. ELA9RL1 (poetry) a The student identifies and responds to the aesthetic effects of subject matter, sound devices (i.e., alliteration, onomatopoeia, rhyme scheme), figurative language (i.e., personification, metaphor, simile, hyperbole) and structure (i.e., fixed and free forms, rhymed and unrhymed, narrative and lyric) in a variety of poems.

56. oxymoron alliteration couplet allusion assonance paradox consonance
In your group of three, choose three of these terms and agree on an example for each one. Write these down and be prepared to share.
oxymoron
alliteration
couplet
allusion
assonance
paradox
consonance
apostrophe
personification
symbol
simile
internal rhyme
hyperbole
exact rhyme
onomatopoeia
approximate rhyme
metaphor