Matching Pairs PoetryOnline version Test your knowledge of poetic terms and devices learned throughout this unit. by Ms. Genao 1 line 2 repetition 3 metaphor 4 Alliteration 5 literal language 6 simile 7 poet 8 stanza 9 stanza break 10 figurative language 11 dialogue 12 line break the place where a line ends words or sentences spoken by a character in a play, poem, or story The author or writer of a poem. words or phrases that mean more than what they say. You have to FIGURe their meaning out. Example: It is raining cats and dogs. poetic device poets use when saying the same sounds, letters, or words over and over again basic unit of a poem; a group of words that form a row section of a poem; consists of a line or a group of lines words or phrases mean exactly what they say. Ex: 'I am tired' means I am just tired-literally. Comparison that DOES NOTuse the words like or as. Example: She is the apple of my eye. He has a heart of gold. blank space dividing stanzas from each other comparison using the words like or as; Example: She was as brave as a lion. poetic device a poet uses when having the same sounds at the beginning of words that are next to or near each other