Big Words
The use of words to imitate natural sounds such as a buzz or pop
What is onomatopoeia?
A unit of two lines of poetry, especially lines that use the same or similar meter, form a rhyme, or are separated from other lines by a double line break
What is a couplet?
The overall mood or attitude conveyed by the narrator's word choice in a story.
What is tone?
Along with ethos and pathos, this is one of the three "modes of persuasion" in rhetoric (the art of effective speaking or writing). An argument that appeals to an audience's sense of logic.
What is logos?
Author of famous plays such as "Romeo and Juliet" and "Macbeth"
Who is William Shakespeare
The repetition of the same sound beginning several words in sequence
What is alliteration?
Poetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme.
What is free verse?
A figure of speech in which an address is made to an absent person or a punctuation mark is used to indicate the omission of letters
What is an apostrophe?
The use of a person, place, thing, or event that stands for itself and for something beyond itself as well.
What is symbolism?
An American poet who was little-known during her life. She has since been regarded as one of the most important figures in American poetry, and is the protagonist of a TV show on AppleTV.
Who is Emily Dickinson?
A kind of metaphor in which a nonhuman thing is talked about as if it were human
What is personification?
Similar to how sentences make up a paragraph, a group of lines separated by a blank line make up this poetry term.
What is a stanza?
Shows when an action took place, as well as how long it occurred.
What is verb tense?
A traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events.
What is a myth?
A famous poet and civil rights activist. One of her most popular works is called "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
Who is Maya Angelou?
Occurs when an author places two things side by side as a way of highlighting their differences. Things can be images, ideas, characters, actions and locations.
What is juxtaposition?
A line of poetry that contains 5 iambs
What is iambic pentameter?
An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
What is connotation?
An unexplained reference to someone or something outside of the text.
What is an allusion?
An American writer, poet, author, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre.
Who is Edgar Allen Poe?
Repetition of similar vowel sounds that are followed by different consonant sounds
What is assonance?
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of a series of sentences or clauses, usually creating a rhythmic effect.
What is Anaphora
The literal dictionary definition of a word, without any emotional and/or implied meaning hidden beyond the literal.
What is denotation?
Characters that represent universal examples of human nature
An American poet. Known for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech, Frost frequently wrote about settings from rural life in New England in the early 20th century
Who is Robert Frost?