Vocabulary
Acting or done quickly and without thought or care
Impetuous
a pole with a flat blade used to row or steer a boat through water
oar
partial rhyme
words whose final syllables almost rhyme
words whose sounds imitate their meaning
onomatopoeia
the trees dances in the wind is an example of what type of figurative language?
Personification
walk in a military manner
march
serious and immediate danger
Peril
the repetition of the same vowel sounds among words
assonance
a single line of poetry
verse
He ran as fast as a cheetah
Simile
a tall upright post on a ship or boat
Mast
having a spiked device on the heels for urging a horse forward
spurred
the repetition of the same consonant sounds among words (not limited to beginning sounds)
consonance
a pair of 2 lines in a poem that contain the same end rhymes
Figurative Language:
He looked at her and saw her heart was an ice cube. She felt no emotion
Metaphor
Resistance; bold disobedience
Defiance
not loud because of being obstructed in some way
muffle
words who final syllables have the exact same sound
complete rhyme
1st and 4th lines, and 2nd and 3rd lines rhyme. Rhyme scheme ABBA
Enclosed rhyme
What time did Paul Revere arrive in Concord?
2 am
Filled with horror or shock
Aghast
covered thinly with gold leaf or gold paint
gilded
the repetition of initial consonant sounds in a series of words
alliteration
phrases or lines of poetry that are repeated in the poem
refrain
Language that appeals to the 5 senses
Imagery