Matching Pairs LIT Poetry MatchingOnline version Match the items by Rebecca Morales 1 Allusion 2 A.G. Bell's Invention 3 Eli Whitney's Invention 4 What is the main theme of the poem? 5 Richard Gatling's invention 6 What part of the poem contains the informal, conversational tone that interrupts the sestet pattern? 7 Alliteration 8 Irony 9 Light Diction 10 The invention of the Wright Brothers 11 Assonance 12 Satire a contrast between expectations for a situation and what is reality. repetition of a vowel sound 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 single-purpose inventions are more useful in daily life than elaborate ones often found in poetry that attempts to be humorous 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