| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Alliteration | repetition of initial consonant sounds |
| Allusion | a reference to a well-know person, place, event, literary work, work of art that the poet expects the reader to recognize |
| Connotation | the implied or suggested meaning of a word; emotional overtones of the word; what it suggests to the reader |
| Couplet | two consecutive rhyming lines |
| Denotation | the literal definition for effect |
| Figure of speech/figurative language | a word or phrase that identifies or describes something in a way that is not literally true, but may be meaningful in a deeper sense. metaphor, simile, personification are considered figures of speech. |
| Hyperbole | gross exaggeration for effect |
| (Situational) irony | an unexpected twist, the contrast between what is expected to happen and what actually occurs |
| metaphor | a direct comparison |
| Onomatopoeia | the use of words whose sounds imitate natural sounds |
| Personification | giving an object or an animal human qualities or characteristics |
| Rhyme Scheme | the pattern of rhymes at the ends of line in poems |
| Sarcasm | a form of verbal irony, saying something and meaning the exact opposite, with the intent to be witty or insulting |
| Simile | a comparison using "like" or "as" |
| Speaker | the narrators, point of view, or persona trough whom the poet is speaking. the speaker of the poem should not be confused with the poet. for example, an older poet might choose to write from the point of view of a teenage girl. |
| Stanza | lines grouped together o for a division of a poem, separated from other lines by space |
| Symbol | an object, person, place, or event that stands for something more than itself; something concrete that stands for an abstract concept |
| Tone | the writers attitude towards the subject he or she it writing about or the speakers attitude toward the subject he or she is talking about |
| Genre | is a division or type of literature. literature is commonly divided into three major genres: drama, poetry, and prose. Each major genre in in turn divided into smaller genres. for example, poetry is divided into narrative poetry, dramatic poetry, and lyric poetry. |
| Narrative Poetry | is poetry that tells a story. narrative poems present dramatic events in a vivid way, using some of the same elements as short stories---for example, plot, characters and dialogue. narrative poems have a narrater. |
| Dramatic Poetry | is poetry that involves the techniques of drama. One or more characters speak to other characters who may or may not be present in the poem. A dramatic monologue is a poem in which one person addresses a listener or listeners who do not speak. The speaker reveals his or her character by commenting on a crucial problem or conflict in his or her life. |
| Lyric Poetry | highly musical verse that expresses the emotions, attitudes, and observations of a single speaker. Usually short and musical, these poems have their names because in ancient times they were sung to the accompaniment of a lyre, a stringed instrument. |
| Ballad | Song like poem that tells a story, often one dealing with adventure or romance. |
| Diction | is word choice. to discuss a writers diction is to consider the vocabulary he or she has used, the appropriateness of the words, and the vividness of the language. |
| Image | is a word or phrase that appeals to one or more of the senses (sight, hearing, taste, touch, smell, movement). poets use images to recreate sensory experiences in words. Imagery is the collective terms for images |
| Romanticism | an artistic intellectual movement in the late 1800s century (late 1700s) . Subject matter: death (macabre), love-all consumming-obsessive, fantasy/supernatural. emotion-wild and violent. nature |
Combine with other sets
Share on Facebook
Share on MySpace