1. | the use of a thing or concept to represent or suggest something else, in a meaningful way | A. | Simile | |
2. | the repetition of the same beginning letter or sound in a group of closely connected words | B. | Stanza | |
3. | a poetic device whereby the same vowel sounds are used to emphasize a resemblance of sounds | C. | Assonance | |
4. | a humorous verse composed of five lines in a specific rhyming pattern, "aabba" | D. | Alliteration | |
5. | a poem (or story) which contains a hidden or abstract meaning | E. | Personification | |
6. | a figure of speech whereby two unlike things are compare, often using "as" or "like" | F. | Metaphor | |
7. | expressing something by voicing an opposite or contradictory meaning, usually with deliberate sarcasm or humor | G. | Limerick | |
8. | a figure of speech where a word or phrase is applied to an unrelated object or concept | H. | Symbolism | |
9. | attributing to human qualities or traits to inanimate objects or abstract concepts | I. | Irony | |
10. | a group of lines forming a basic unit of division in poetry | J. | Allegory |
H | 1. | the use of a thing or concept to represent or suggest something else, in a meaningful way | A. | Simile |
D | 2. | the repetition of the same beginning letter or sound in a group of closely connected words | B. | Stanza |
C | 3. | a poetic device whereby the same vowel sounds are used to emphasize a resemblance of sounds | C. | Assonance |
G | 4. | a humorous verse composed of five lines in a specific rhyming pattern, "aabba" | D. | Alliteration |
J | 5. | a poem (or story) which contains a hidden or abstract meaning | E. | Personification |
A | 6. | a figure of speech whereby two unlike things are compare, often using "as" or "like" | F. | Metaphor |
I | 7. | expressing something by voicing an opposite or contradictory meaning, usually with deliberate sarcasm or humor | G. | Limerick |
F | 8. | a figure of speech where a word or phrase is applied to an unrelated object or concept | H. | Symbolism |
E | 9. | attributing to human qualities or traits to inanimate objects or abstract concepts | I. | Irony |
B | 10. | a group of lines forming a basic unit of division in poetry | J. | Allegory |