Matching Pairs LIT Poetry MatchingOnline version Match the items by Rebecca Morales 1 A.G. Bell's Invention 2 The invention of the Wright Brothers 3 What part of the poem contains the informal, conversational tone that interrupts the sestet pattern? 4 Allusion 5 Alliteration 6 Irony 7 Satire 8 Eli Whitney's Invention 9 Assonance 10 Richard Gatling's invention 11 Light Diction 12 What is the main theme of the poem? a contrast between expectations for a situation and what is reality. the asides two or more words in a phrase or line of poetry share the same beginning consonant sound a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical or political significance often found in poetry that attempts to be humorous single-purpose inventions are more useful in daily life than elaborate ones repetition of a vowel sound the use of irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of politics and other issues