Language
Also known as a line in a poem.
What is verse?
The beat/metre
What is rhythm?
The repetition of matching syllable sounds typically at the end of lines.
What is rhyme?
A direct comparison of one thing to another
What is metaphor?
"I", "you", "he", "she", "we", and "they" that are used to create a sense of voice and perspective and to connect with the reader.
What are personal pronouns?
a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem; a verse.
What is stanza?
A word which sounds like the action it describes.
What is onomatopoeia?
The intentional recurrence of words, phrases, lines, or stanzas, used to emphasize emotion, reinforce important themes, or create rhythm.
What is repetition?
An indirect comparison of one thing to another using the words ‘as’ or ‘like’
What is Simile?
Descriptive words that modify nouns, adding vivid details and imagery
What are adjectives?
What is diction?
The story, sequence of events, or structured presentation of thoughts and feelings being told by the speaker.
What is narration?
An open form of poetry which does not use a prescribed or regular meter or rhyme and tends to follow the rhythm of natural or irregular speech.
What is free verse?
The giving of human characteristics to inanimate objects/ideas/plants and animals.
What is Personification?
They convey action and drive the narrative forward.
What are verbs?
Extreme exaggeration
The persona, voice, or character speaking the poem (e.g., a "mother," "a soldier," "a ghost"). It is the "I" or the perspective guiding the reader.
What is speaker?
the act of placing two or more elements side-by-side to compare, contrast, or create an interesting effect.
What is juxtaposition?
The atmosphere a poet attempts to create; the emotions the poet hopes to stir in the reader
What is mood?
The order of the words in a sentence
What is syntax?
Repetition of words/phrases at the start of clauses
What is anaphora?
A poem or story where characters and events represent abstract ideas. Example: George Orwell's Animal Farm as an ______ for Soviet communism.
What is allegory?
The continuation of a sentence from one line to another; the placement of line breaks in poems; rooted in the French
What is enjambment?
A "play on words" often involving multiple meanings of a word; "Need an ark? I Noah guy."
What is pun?
Parts of speech are used in tropes like metaphors (direct comparison) or similes (using "like" or "as")
What is figurative language?