| Term | Definition |
|---|
| alliteration | repetition of initial consonant sounds |
| allusion | reference to a well-known person, place, place, event, literary work, work of art that the poet expect the reader to recognize |
| connotation | the implied of suggested meaning of a word; emotional overtone of teh word; what is 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 somethign in a way that is not literally true, but may be meaningful in a deeper sense (metaphors, similes, personification) |
| 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 |
| onomatopeia | 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 lines in a poem |
| sarcasm | a form of verval irony; saying somethign and meaning the exact opposite, with teh intent to be witty or insulting |
| simile | a comparision using "like" or "as" |
| speaker | the narrator, point of view, or personna through whom the poet is speaking. The speaker of teh poem should not be confused with the poet. For example, an olderr poet might choose to write from tje point of view of a teen. |
| stanza | lines grouped together to form a division of a poem, sparated form other lines by space |
| symbol | an object, person, place, event taht stands for something more than itself; something concrete that stands for an abstract concept |
| tone | the writer's attitude toward teh subject he or she is writing about or the speaker's attitude toward the subject he or she is talking about |
| genre | a division or type of literature. Literature is commonly divided into three major genres: drama, poetry, and prose. Each major genre is in turn divied into smaller genres. |
| narrative poetry | poetry that tells a story. They present dramatic events in a vivid way, using some of the same elements as short stories (plot, characters). Have a narrator |
| dramatic poetry | poetry that involves the techniques of drama |
| dramatic monologue | poem in which one person addresses a listener or listernes who do not speak. The speaker reveals his charcater by commenting on a crucial problem or conflict in his/her life |
| lyric poetry | highly musical verse that expresses the emotions, attitudes, and observations of a single speaker. |
| ballad | song-like poem that tells a story, often one dealing with adventure or romance; usually a quatrain, a four-line stanza |
| folk ballads | meant to be sung and thus had regular rhythm and rhymes, composed anonymously then passed on orally. |
| literary ballad | written by a poet in a conscious imitation of the folk ballad |
| diction | word choice, consider the vocabulary, appropriatenss of the words, and vividness of language |
| image | a word or phrase that appeals to one or more the senses |
| imagery | collective term for images |
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