| Term | Definition |
|---|
| alliteration | repetition of initial consonant sounds |
| allusion | a reference to a well-known 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 of a word |
| 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 ______ |
| hyperbole | gross exaggeration for effect |
| (situational) irony | an unexpected twist; the contrast between what is expected and what actually occurs |
| metaphor | a direct comparison |
| onomatopoeia | the use of words whose sounds imitate natural sounds |
| persoification | giving an object or an animal human qualities or characteristics |
| rhyme scheme | the pattern of rhymes at the ends of lines in a poem. |
| 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 narrator, point of view, or persona through 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 to form a division of a poem, separated from other lines by space |
| symbol | an object, person, place, event that stands for something more than itself; something concrete that stands for an abstract concept. |
| tone | the writer's attitude toward the subject he or she is writing about or the speaker's attitude toward the subject he or she is talking about |
| Genre | division or type of literature. Literature is commonly divided into three major _____; drama, poetry, and prose. Each major _____ is in turn divided into smaller _____s. For example, poetry is divided into narrative poetry, dramatic poetry, and lyric poetry. |
| Narrative Poetry | poetry that tells a story. ______ ______ present dramatic events in a vivid way, using some of the same elements as short stories--for example, plot, characters, and dialogue. _______ _______have a narrator. |
| Dramatic Poetry | poetry that involves the techniques of _____. One or more characters speak to other characters who may or may not be present in the poem. A _______ 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, _____ _____ are called lyrics 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. The earliest, known as folk _____, were meant to be sung and thus had regular rhythm and rhymes. Like folk tales, these early _____ were composed anonymously and then passed on orally from generation to generation. A literary _____ is one written by a poet in conscious imitation of the folk _____. The _____ stanza is usually a quatrain, a four-line stanza, with a particular rhythm and rhyme scheme. |
| Diction | word choice. To discuss a writer's _____ is to consider the vocabulary |
| Image | word or phrase that appeals to one or more of the senses (sight, hearing, taste, touch , smell, movement). Poets use _____ to recreate sensory experiences in words. _____ry is the collective term for _____. |
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