Parts of a Poem I
Parts of a Poem II
Figures of Speech
Misc.
Parts of Speech Review
100
The created narrative voice of the poem
What is the speaker
100
This refers to the organization of words, phrases, or clauses.
What is syntax.
100
This is a comparison using "like" or "as."
What is a simile.
100
This refers to an author making a reference to another literary work, painting, historical event, etc.
What is an allusion.
100
This is a person, place, or thing.
What is a noun
200
This refers to what the poem is actually about.
What is the subject
200
This is the poet's choice of words.
What is diction.
200
This is a comparison that is more implied, without using "like" or "as."
What is a metaphor.
200
This is a word that shows action or a state of being.
What is a verb
300
The person or people to whom the speaker is speaking.
What is the audience
300
The words and phrases used to help the reader imagine their senses.
What is imagery.
300
This refers to giving human qualities to non human things, or life like qualities to inanimate objects.
What is personification
300
This is a describing word.
What is an adjective.
400
The poet's attitude toward the subject.
What is the tone
400
This refers to the poet's choice of words...both meaning and sound.
What is diction
400
This is something that both has meaning by itself, but also STANDS FOR something else.
What is a symbol
400
This is a word or phrase that expresses emotion or exclamation.
What is an interjection.
400
This word replaces the noun.
What is a pronoun.
500
This is the statement the poem makes about its subject.
What is the theme
500
The repetition of stress within a poem, or the entire movement and flow of a poem.
What is rhythm
500
This refers to when a person says one thing, but means another.
What is irony...verbal irony
500
This is a joining word, used to join parts of sentences or clauses. Ex. but, and.
What is a conjunction.
500
This word modifies or describes the verb, adjective, or another adverb. It sometimes has "ly" at the end.
What is an adverb.
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