Question 1

Imagery

Accepted Answer

Vivid, descriptive language that appeals to the five senses

Answer

A direct comparison of two different things

Answer

Deliberate reuse of words and phrases for effect

Answer

A group of lines in poetry

Question 2

Hyperbole

Accepted Answer

An over-exaggeration, used for emphasis or effect

Answer

A comparison of two things using "like" or "as"

Answer

Rhyme within lines of poetry

Answer

A brief indirect reference

Question 3

Metaphor

Accepted Answer

A direct comparison of two different things

Answer

The use of a word that imitates a sound

Answer

Giving human-like qualities to a nonhuman thing

Answer

Repetition of vowel sounds within words close to each other

Question 4

Repetition

Accepted Answer

Deliberate reuse of words and phrases for effect

Answer

A direct comparison of two different things

Answer

The use of an object to represent a complex or abstract idea

Answer

A brief indirect reference

Question 5

Personification

Accepted Answer

Giving human-like qualities to a nonhuman thing

Answer

a question that is not expected to be answered

Answer

Rhyme within lines of poetry

Answer

Deliberate reuse of words and phrases for effect

Question 6

Alliteration

Accepted Answer

Repetition of similar sounds at the beginning of words

Answer

The pattern of end rhyme

Answer

A direct comparison of two different things

Answer

Deliberate reuse of words and phrases for effect

Question 7

Simile

Accepted Answer

A comparison of two different things that uses "like" or "as"

Answer

The pattern of end rhyme

Answer

A brief indirect reference

Answer

A statement or situation that is the opposite of what one might expect

Question 8

Anaphora

Accepted Answer

Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of sentences or lines

Answer

Vivid, descriptive language that appeals to the five senses

Answer

A symbolic text with a hidden layer of meaning

Answer

A question that is not expected to be answered

Question 9

Symbolism

Accepted Answer

The use of an object to represent a complex or abstract idea

Answer

The placement of two different things next to each other for contrast

Answer

A group of lines in poetry

Answer

Repetition of sentence structure

Question 10

Assonance

Accepted Answer

Repetition of vowel sounds within words close to each other

Answer

The pattern of end rhyme

Answer

The placement of two differing things next to each other for contrast

Answer

A brief indirect reference

Question 11

Onomatopoeia

Accepted Answer

The use of a word that imitates a sound

Answer

Rhyme within lines of poetry

Answer

A comparison of two different things that uses "like" or "as"

Answer

A statement or situation that is the opposite of what one might expect

Question 12

Parallel structure

Accepted Answer

Repetition of sentence structure

Answer

Rhyme of the ends of lines in poetry

Answer

A group of lines in poetry

Answer

A brief indirect reference

Question 13

End rhyme

Accepted Answer

Rhyme of the ends of lines in poetry

Answer

Giving human-like qualities to a non-human thing

Answer

An over-exaggeration, used for emphases or effect

Answer

A group of lines in poetry

Question 14

Consonance

Accepted Answer

Repetition of consonant sounds close to each other

Answer

An over-exaggeration, used for emphases or effect

Answer

A seemingly self-contradicting statement that actually contains truth

Answer

Giving human-like qualities to a non-human thing

Question 15

Juxtaposition

Accepted Answer

The placement of two differing things next to each other for contrast

Answer

Giving human-like qualities to a non-human thing

Answer

A question that is not expected to be answered

Answer

The use of a word that imitates a sound

Question 16

Allegory

Accepted Answer

A symbolic text with a hidden layer of meaning

Answer

Vivid, descriptive language that appeals to the five sense

Answer

Deliberate reuse of words and phrases for effect

Answer

Rhyme of the ends of lines in poetry

Question 17

Internal rhyme

Accepted Answer

Rhyme within lines of poetry

Answer

Deliberate reuse of words and phrases for effect

Answer

A statement or situation that is the opposite of what one might expect

Answer

A question that is not expected to be answered

Question 18

Stanza

Accepted Answer

A group of lines in poetry

Answer

The placement of two differing things next to each other for contrast

Answer

The use of an object to represent a complex or abstract idea

Answer

Rhyme within lines of poetry

Question 19

Rhyme scheme

Accepted Answer

The pattern of end rhyme

Answer

A symbolic text with a hidden layer of meaning

Answer

A comparison of two different things that uses "like" or "as"

Answer

Repetition of vowel sounds within words close to each other

Question 20

Allusion

Accepted Answer

A brief indirect reference

Answer

The use of a word that imitates a sound

Answer

A direct comparison of two different things

Answer

Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of sentences or lines

Question 21

Irony

Accepted Answer

A statement or situation that is opposite of what one might expect

Answer

Repetition of sentence structure

Answer

The use of an object to represent a complex or abstract idea

Answer

A group of lines in poetry

Question 22

Paradox

Accepted Answer

A seemingly self-contradicting statement that actually contains truth

Answer

Repetition of similar sounds at the beginning of words

Answer

A group of lines in poetry

Answer

A comparison of two different things that uses "like" or "as"

Question 23

Rhetorical question

Accepted Answer

A question that is not expected to be answered

Answer

Rhyme within lines of poetry

Answer

Vivid, descriptive language that appeals to the five senses

Answer

A brief indirect reference

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