RVA ENG 10 POETRY TERM 3 QUESTIONS & CORRECT
ANSWERS
Alliteration -
CORRECT ANSWER repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words
Allusion -
CORRECT ANSWER a reference, usually brief, to a historic or literary work, event, person, or place
beyond the world of the poem
Anaphora -
CORRECT ANSWER repetition in which the same word or phrase is repeated, often at the beginning of
lines
Assonance -
CORRECT ANSWER the repetition of vowel sounds in neighboring words
Caesura -
CORRECT ANSWER a slight but definite pause within a line of a poem, which is created by the natural
rhythm of language in a long line, or by a punctuation mark
Connotation -
CORRECT ANSWER the emotions and associations that a word suggests beyond its literal meaning
Denotation -
CORRECT ANSWER the literal or dictionary meaning of a word
end-stopped line -
CORRECT ANSWER when meaning and grammar pause at the end of a line; a line-break at a normal
pause in speech, usually at a punctuation mark
enjambed line (enjambment) -
CORRECT ANSWER when the meaning and the grammar of a line continue from one line to the next
with no pause
ANSWERS
Alliteration -
CORRECT ANSWER repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words
Allusion -
CORRECT ANSWER a reference, usually brief, to a historic or literary work, event, person, or place
beyond the world of the poem
Anaphora -
CORRECT ANSWER repetition in which the same word or phrase is repeated, often at the beginning of
lines
Assonance -
CORRECT ANSWER the repetition of vowel sounds in neighboring words
Caesura -
CORRECT ANSWER a slight but definite pause within a line of a poem, which is created by the natural
rhythm of language in a long line, or by a punctuation mark
Connotation -
CORRECT ANSWER the emotions and associations that a word suggests beyond its literal meaning
Denotation -
CORRECT ANSWER the literal or dictionary meaning of a word
end-stopped line -
CORRECT ANSWER when meaning and grammar pause at the end of a line; a line-break at a normal
pause in speech, usually at a punctuation mark
enjambed line (enjambment) -
CORRECT ANSWER when the meaning and the grammar of a line continue from one line to the next
with no pause
