Poetry Vocabulary
The General character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, or situation.
Tone
A word that has the same sound as another
Rhyme
Figure of speech that involves comparing 2 objects USING "like" or "as"
Simile
This movie won best picture at this years Oscars
Parasite
The subject of a piece of writing.
Theme
A poem of 14 lines using any number of rhyme schemes, typically having 10 syllables per line.
Sonnet
A figure of speech in which an object is symbolic of something else... A comparison of 2 objects WITHOUT using "like' or "as"
Metaphor
Popularized in the 90's bands like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Smashing Pumpkins fall under this category of music
Grunge
An object that stands for or represents something else.
Symbol
A poem or song narrating a story, usually in short stanzas
Ballad
When the formation of a word from a sound associated with its name- A word that sounds like its spelled.
Onomatopoeia
This man is the creator of the delivery company Amazon
Jeff Bezos
The line "The Soul selects her own Society" is a good example of what?
Alliteration
Boink, swoosh, clunk, and plop are all examples of this
Onomatopoeia
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning or closely adjacent words.
Alliteration
The name of the former Vice President under Barack Obama
Joe Biden
Fast as a cheetah is an example of this
Simile
Poe's poem "Annabel Lee" tells the story of love and loss. This makes it what kind of poem
Ballad
Shakespeare wrote 154 of these
Sonnets
The year World War II started
1939