Matching Pairs Poetry Terms IIOnline version English I/II Vocabulary Review by Cory Huttenga 1 slant rhyme 2 personification 3 couplet 4 idiom 5 perfect rhyme 6 hyperbole 7 oxymoron 8 tercet 9 quatrain 10 imagery a phrase or expression that typically presents a figurative, non-literal meaning attached to the phrase. a "figure of speech." two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form a unit. a rhyme exemplified by homonyms, such as "bear/bare" or "wear/where" or a rhyme in which different consonants are followed by identical vowel and consonant sounds, such as in "moon" and "June." a type of rhyme with words that have similar, but not identical sounds, like "worm" and "swarm." exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. a stanza of four lines, especially one having alternate rhymes. language to represent objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses. a set or group of three lines of verse a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction (e.g. faith unfaithful kept him falsely true ). the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
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