Vocab
be a warning or indication of (a future event)
Foreshadowing
a group of lines in a poem
Stanza
high, beyond, excessive, or above normal
hyper-
comparing things with the words like or as
Simile
It uses I, me, my, and we
First person
a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.
Infrence
AABB
ABAB
ABBA
Rhyme scheme
Killing or destroying
-cide
Comparing things without the words like and as
Metaphor
It uses he, him, his, she, her, hers, and them.
Third person
the action of repeating something that has already been said or written.
Repitition
two lines in a poem which normally ryhme
couplet
Born or birth
-nat-
characteristics of a human on nonhuman objects
Personification
It uses you, your, yours, and yourself
Second person
an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
Allusion
A ryhme where the the last word in the line ryhmes
External rhyme
Moon in Latin
luna-
the same letter or sound in three words or more in a row
Alliteration
The narrator only has access to to only one character's perspective
Third person limited
a pithy observation that contains a general truth, such as, “if it ain't broke, don't fix it.”.
Aphorism
A rhyme that involves a word in the middle of a line and another at the end or middle of a different line.
Internal rhyme
“rule,” “government,” “ governing body,”
-cracy-
where contradictory terms appear in conjunction
Oxymoron
Third Person Omniscient