Matching Pairs PoetryOnline version Test your knowledge of poetic terms and devices learned throughout this unit. by Ms. Genao 1 figurative language 2 dialogue 3 stanza 4 line break 5 metaphor 6 Alliteration 7 simile 8 poet 9 line 10 repetition 11 stanza break 12 literal language words or phrases mean exactly what they say. Ex: 'I am tired' means I am just tired-literally. poetic device a poet uses when having the same sounds at the beginning of words that are next to or near each other poetic device poets use when saying the same sounds, letters, or words over and over again section of a poem; consists of a line or a group of lines 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. words or phrases that mean more than what they say. You have to FIGURe their meaning out. Example: It is raining cats and dogs. basic unit of a poem; a group of words that form a row 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.