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