Poetry Terms
The repeated use of vowel sounds in lines of poetry
Assonance
Diverting to another issue in order to distract from a different issue.
Red Herring
King Duncan is killed
Macbeth
¨O, rose, thou art sick¨
Apostrophe
¨Officer, if you give me that ticket, my parents will kill me!¨
Appeal to Fear
After discovering the true identity of the ´monster´ the boy is killed.
Lord of the Flies
Comparing two unlike things using ´like´ or ´as´
Simile
One thing made to guarantee a series of bad consequences, one after the other.
Slippery Slope
When peace and clarity arise at the view of the girl riding the carousel
Catcher in the Rye
A part that stands for the whole
¨Ten thousand swords stood against us.¨
¨He is too short, so he can´t be a good english teacher.
Personal Attack
A creature tells his story to his creator
Frankenstein
¨Your face is a stone¨
Metaphor
The boy on trial is singled out by the jurors.
Scapegoat
The malfunction causes someone to worsen and die
The FEED