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    This document provides definitions and examples of 10 common poetry terms: alliteration, allusion, antithesis, figurative, meter, metaphor, simile, personification, onomatopoeia, and stanza. It includes exercises testing understanding of the terms through matching definitions, completing sentences, finding examples, and finishing thoughts. The terms relate to sound devices, comparisons, personification, and the structure of poetry.

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    Grade 7 Vocabulary: Unit 11

    WORD LIST: Poetry Terms

    alliteration allusion antithesis figurative meter

    metaphor simile personification onomatopoeia stanza

    1. alliteration noun
    Repetition of sounds, usually of consonants, especially at the beginnings of words
    • “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers” is a sentence containing alliteration.

    2. allusion noun
    An indirect reference to something
    • The politician’s use of the phrase “manifest destiny” was an allusion to a U.S. political
    philosophy of the 1840s.

    3. antithesis noun
    The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas in balanced phrases or clauses
    • The speaker uses antithesis to make his point saying, “They promised freedom but provided
    slavery.”

    4. figurative adjective
    Going beyond the normal meaning of the words used; writing in which a figure of speech is used
    • Irony, where words take on the exact opposite of their usual meaning, is one example of
    figurative language.

    5. meter noun
    In poetry, the rhythm, or repetition of a basic pattern (similar to the beat in music).
    • The most common meter in poetry is called iambic pentameter.

    6. metaphor noun
    An analogy or comparison of two unlike things in which no word of comparison is used
    • Sylvia Plath wrote a poem titled “Metaphors” in which she describes pregnancy.

    7. simile noun
    Comparison of two unlike things using a word of comparison, such as “like,” “as” or “than”
    • Many poets create images using similes.
    
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    8. personify verb
    a. To represent an animal, object or ideas as having human qualities
    • The author personificd the house when she describe its windows as “eyes keeping careful
    watch over the neighborhood.
    b. To be the perfect example of a certain quality or idea
    • Fairly or unfairly, snakes personify evil in many traditional tales.

    9. onomatopoeia noun
    A word that resembles the sound it describes
    • Hiss, buzz and bang are examples of onomatopoeia.

    10. stanza noun


    A group of related lines that forms a portion of a poem or song, similar to a paragraph in prose
    writing.
    • The second stanza of the poem was longer than the first.

    Exercise 1: Write the correct word


    Next to each given definition, write the correct word in the space provided. Spell correctly.
    


    ______________________ 1. the rhythym or beat _____________________ 6. a group of lines

    ______________________2. repetition of beginning ______________________ 7. a word that sounds like what


    sounds it means

    _____________________ 3. analogy without a word of ______________________ 8. comparison using the word


    comparison like or as

    ______________________ 4. contrast of ideas ______________________ 9. indirect reference

    ______________________ 5. to describe a nonhumnan ______________________10. going beyond the


    thing as if were human normal meaning

    Exercise 2: Complete the Sentence


    Write the letter for the word that best completes the sentence.

    _____ 1. Our teacher showed us how to mark the rhythm or _______________________ in a poem.
    a. allusions b. onomatopoeia c. stanzas d. meter

    
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    _____ 2. “Oh my luve’s like a red, red rose” is an example of a(n) _____________________.
    a. simile b. metaphor c. personification d. onomatopoeia

    _____ 3. Jacob used _____________________ to describe the ocean’s teeth biting into the wooden ship.
    a. personification b. alliteration c. antithesis d. alliteration

    _____ 4. The title of the nursery rhyme “Jack and Jill” contains _________________________.
    a. personification b. alliteration c. onomatopoeia c allusion

    _____ 5. The novel was full of _______________________ to other books I had read.
    a. allusions b. metaphor c. stanza d. antithesis

    ______ 6. When President Kennedy said, “Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your
    country” he employed _________________________.
    a. antithesis b. onomatopoeia c. simile d. alliteration

    _____ 7. I had to assure my mother that I was using ________________________ , not literal, language when I said I
    was going to die if no one came to my party.
    a. figurative b. alliterative c. metered d. metaphorical

    _____ 8. Our music director asked us to repeat the final ___________________ of the song.
    a. figurative c. meter c. stanza d. simile

    _____ 9. “Life’s a journey not a destination” is a ____________________ from the Aerosmith song “Amazing.”
    a. onomatopoeia b. metaphor c. simile d. allusion

    _____ 10. Animal sounds, like baa and moo, are examples of __________________________.
    a. meter b. allusion c. stanza d. onomatopoeia

    Exercise 3: Find the Example


    Choose the answer that best describes the action or situation.

    ______1. An example of alliteration


    a. five white horses b. five angry men c. five dainty cups d. five furled fronds

    ______ 2. An example of personification


    a. the ancient tree b. the rusty screen c. the thirsty car d. the chirping chickadee

    
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    ______ 3. An allusion to desserts
    a. rich desserts b. sweet delights c. chocolate cake d. apple pie

    ______ 4. An example of onomatopoeia


    a. sizzle b. bacon c. eggs b. breakfast

    _____5. The equivalent of a paragraph in prose writing


    a. antithesis b. alliteration c. stanza d. allusion

    _____ 6. An example of figurative language


    a. personification c. meter c. onomatopoeia d. stanza

    ______ 7. The equivalent of the rhythm or beat in music


    a. meter b. stanza c. allusion d. metaphor

    ______ 8. An example of a metaphor


    a. snow white skin b. bright red apple c. pale purple pillow d. sour lemon

    ______ 9. A word you would NOT find in a simile


    a. like b. as c. however d than

    ______ 10. When Charles Dickens wrote, “It was the best of times. It was the worst of times,” he was using
    a. simile b. metaphor c. personification d. antithesis

    Part 4: Finish the Thought


    Complete each sentence so that it shows the meaning of the italicized word.

    1. An example of alliteration is ___________________________________________________


    ___________________________________________________________________________
    2. An example of a simile is ______________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________________

    
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