Poetic terms 1
What is the Defiinition of a simile
When you compare two things using “LIKE” or “AS”
ex: He was as wise as an owl
What is the definition of a Metaphor?
A metaphor is a creative way of describing something by using descriptive words. (Figure of speach)
ex: Her eyes were diamonds
What is the definition of personification?
Giving inhuman things human attributes
ex: the tree breathed
What does Fire Symbolize
What does the statement "A dream within a dream" mean to you?
The speaker watches as the things that are important to him are taken away questioning reality. Realizing the lack of control, and questioning life
What is the definition of: theme
The central topic or message of a story
ex: Love, sadness
What is the definition of: Onomatopoeia
The usage of words to describe sounds that are created by a living or non-living object/ entity
(Comic book words)
ex: Boom, pop , pow
What is the definition of: Stanza
A division of a poem consisting of two or more lines arranged together as a unit.
What does Ice symbolize?
Famine, isolation, Fear, freezing
What is the meaning of this passage?
Take this kiss upon the brow!
And, in parting from you now,
Thus, much let me avow:
You are not wrong who deem
That my days have been a dream;
Spending time with you was like a dream and now i am leaving you and i fear it wasn't real
What is the definition of: Hyperbole
Hyperbole is a figure of speech that used to exaggerate a statement to create a strong emotional response. It is often used as a figure of speech (not taken literally)
ex: My back is killing me
What is the definition of: Symbolism
The idea that words have a deeper meaning and represent something else.
ex: the colour red could symbolize anger, love, rage.
What is the definition of: Rhyming scheme
A rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem or song.
ex: ABAB CDCD
What is the meaning of this passage?
Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
The world will either end in war or embrace isolation
What is the meaning of this passage?
Yet if hope has flown away In a night, or in a day, In a vision, or in none,
Is it therefore the less gone?
All that we see or seem
Is but a dream within a dream.
If my hope for you disappears or was all inside my head does that mean that it was ever really gone.
What is the definition and an example of: Oxymoron
A figure of speech that combines words with opposite meanings.
ex: Old news
What is the definition and example of: Irony
A situation where there is a contrast between expectation and reality.
ex: *Stayed up all night watching anime* "Wow I had such a great sleep last night
What is the definition of Imagery and what senses does it use.
The use descriptive words to describe a person or object. Imagery uses describing words for all of the five senses
What is the meaning of this passage?
From what I’ve tasted of desire
I hold with those who favour fire.
The narrator would like a quick death through fire
What is the meaning of this passage?
I stand amid the roar Of a surf-tormented shore, And I hold within my hand Grains of the golden sand--How few!
yet how they creep
Through my fingers to the deep,
While I weep--while I weep!
I am battled by my thoughts and hold onto the good thoughts i have but they escape my like grains of sand. And I'll cry and mourn the memories lost.
What is the definition and an example of: Allusion
When we hint at something and expect the other person to understand what we are referencing. (saying something indirectly)
ex: Chocolate cake is my achilles heel
What is the definition and an example of : Cacophony
A blend of un-harmonious sounds. (tongue twisters)
ex: She sells seashells down by the seashore.
What is the definition and example of: Alliteration
The repetition of an initial consonant sound in words placed close together.
Larry lets lobsters lead lousy lemurs.
What is the meaning of this passage?
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice
The narrator equally would be pleased to die through famine and isolation. He does not care how he dies cause the world is full of hatred in the eyes of the narrator
What is the meaning of this passage?
O God! can I not grasp Them with a tighter clasp?
O God! can I not save
One from the pitiless wave?
Is all that we see or seem
But a dream within a dream?
Why can I not hold the happy thoughts or memories it was all just a dream