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Instructions: Identify the term being described in each item. Choose your answer in the box.
Haiku Diction Alliteration Free Verse Connotation Bio Poem Sestet Simile
Tercet Onomatopoeia Octave Hyperbole Concrete Poem Poetry
ABC Poem Vignette Quatrain Acrostic Tanka Drama Creative Nonfiction
Personification Limerick Rhyme Rhyme Scheme Imagery Fiction
Couplet Metaphor Assonance Denotation Quintet Cinquian Consonance
1. A type of imaginative writing that expresses ideas and emotions with style and rhythm.
2. Writing that tells an invented story, often including characters, plot, and setting.
3. A genre that includes plays and performance scripts meant to be acted on stage.
4. A literary genre that blends factual events with personal narrative and creativity.
5. A short, descriptive literary sketch that captures a single moment or impression.
6. Language that appeals to the five senses to create vivid mental pictures.
7. A writer's choice of words to convey tone, mood, and style.
8. The dictionary definition of a word, without emotional associations.
9. The emotional or cultural associations attached to a word.
10. A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using "like" or "as."
11. A direct comparison of two unlike things without using "like" or "as."
12. A figure of speech that gives human qualities to nonhuman things.
13. An extreme exaggeration used for emphasis or effect.
14. A word that imitates the natural sound of a thing.
15. The repetition of similar sounding words at the end of lines in poetry.
16. The pattern of rhymes at the end of each line in a poem.
17. The repetition of initial consonant sounds in closely placed words.
18. The repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words.
19. The repetition of consonant sounds, typically at the end of words.
20. A two-line stanza that usually rhymes and has the same meter.
21. A stanza or poem of three lines, often with a rhyme scheme.
22. A stanza of four lines, typically with a rhyme scheme.
23. A stanza or poem of five lines.
24. A six-line stanza or poem.
25. An eight-line stanza or poem, often used in sonnets.
26. A type of poem in which the first letter of each line spells out a word or message.
27. A poem that uses the letters of the alphabet to start each line, often in order.
28. A poem that describes a person's life in a structured pattern.
29. A five-line poem with a specific syllable pattern (2-4-6-8-2).
30. A Japanese poem with a 5-7-5 syllable pattern, often about nature.
Answer (2)
Poetry : A type of imaginative writing that expresses ideas and emotions with style and rhythm.
Fiction : Writing that tells an invented story, often including characters, plot, and setting.
Drama : A genre that includes plays and performance scripts meant to be acted on stage.
Creative Nonfiction : A literary genre that blends factual events with personal narrative and creativity.
Vignette : A short, descriptive literary sketch that captures a single moment or impression.
Imagery : Language that appeals to the five senses to create vivid mental pictures.
Diction : A writer's choice of words to convey tone, mood, and style.
Denotation : The dictionary definition of a word, without emotional associations.
Connotation : The emotional or cultural associations attached to a word.
Simile : A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using "like" or "as."
Metaphor : A direct comparison of two unlike things without using "like" or "as."
Personification : A figure of speech that gives human qualities to nonhuman things.
Hyperbole : An extreme exaggeration used for emphasis or effect.
Onomatopoeia : A word that imitates the natural sound of a thing.
Rhyme : The repetition of similar sounding words at the end of lines in poetry.
Rhyme Scheme : The pattern of rhymes at the end of each line in a poem.
Alliteration : The repetition of initial consonant sounds in closely placed words.
Assonance : The repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words.
Consonance : The repetition of consonant sounds, typically at the end of words.
Couplet : A two-line stanza that usually rhymes and has the same meter.
Tercet : A stanza or poem of three lines, often with a rhyme scheme.
Quatrain : A stanza of four lines, typically with a rhyme scheme.
Quintet : A stanza or poem of five lines.
Sestet : A six-line stanza or poem.
Octave : An eight-line stanza or poem, often used in sonnets.
Acrostic : A type of poem in which the first letter of each line spells out a word or message.
ABC Poem : A poem that uses the letters of the alphabet to start each line, often in order.
Bio Poem : A poem that describes a person's life in a structured pattern.
Cinquain : A five-line poem with a specific syllable pattern (2-4-6-8-2).
Haiku : A Japanese poem with a 5-7-5 syllable pattern, often about nature.
This question explores various literary terms related to writing, particularly focusing on poetry and creative writing. Each term describes different aspects or forms of writing, such as poetry, fiction, and specific poetic structures. Understanding these terms helps in analyzing and creating diverse literary works.
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