Intro to Poetry
Which literary device involves directly addressing an absent or imaginary person or personified abstraction?
In poetry analysis, what term describes a deliberate understatement for emphasis or ironic effect?
When a poet intentionally uses contradictory words within a stanza, what effect are they most likely trying to achieve?
How does ambiguity contribute to character development when characters' true motivations remain hidden until late in a work?
What do we call characters that are complex and undergo development, often sufficient to surprise readers?
In the line "The stars winked at me from above," which literary technique is being used?
What literary device is characterized by the repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words?
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QUESTION What Is The Term For When Two Or More Words Close Together Repeat The Same Vowel Sound But Start With Different Consonant Sounds
In poetry, what is an example of a sound device?
In the poem "The Waste Land" by T.S. Eliot, which line serves as an allusion that reinforces the theme of cultural decay and disintegration?