Poetry
Fig. Lang/Lit. Terms
Vocabulary
Argumentative Writing
Miscellaneous
100

pun

a joke

100

simile

a comparison using like or as

100

embark

to board a ship or plane to set off on a journey 

100

introduction paragraph 

the first paragraph in a passage

100

repetition 

when a word or phrase is repeated

200

do all poems rhyme?

No

200

personification

giving a nonhuman thing human characteristics 

200

arraign

to bring before a court to face charges

200

conclusion paragraph

the conclusion paragraph is the last paragraph rapping up the passage a giving a slight review about the passage

200

metaphor

comparing two things using one word or phrase 

300

stanza

a group of lines in a poem

300

what is theme?

The overall message of the strory

300

sage

wisdom or good judgement 

300

body paragraph

the middle paragraph/paragraphs providing evidence

300

despondent 

depressed from the loss of hope or confidence 

400

tpcastt

title, paraphrase, connotation, attitude, shifts, tone, theme

400

classical allusion

a reference to ancient greece 

400

amiss

in a wrong or imperfect way

400

counterclaim

a claim made to rebut a previous claim

400

bizarre

strikingly out of the ordinary or uncommon 

500

what would you identify in a poem

figurative language, sound devices, and other literary devices that may be in the poem 

500

alliteration 

the occurrence of the same letter or sound

500

conscientious

thorough; careful

500

rebuttal

denial/ disaproval
500

onomatopoeia

using a word that acts as a sound like boom or bang

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