A feeling of respect and appreciation for someone or something
admiration
to treat in a disloyal or unfaithful manner
betrayed
when a word, sentence, or phrase runs over from one poetic line to the next, without punctuation
enjambment
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
hyperbole
a phrase or line repeated at intervals within a poem, especially at the end of a stanza
refrain
having or showing a confident and forceful personality
assertively
to fascinate or enthrall
captivated
a comparison of two unlike things that continues and is developed over the course of a poem or text
extended metaphor
powerful or strong
impactful
the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse
rhyme scheme
a useful or desirable quality or thing
asset
an essential idea that the writer is communicating to the reader in a nonfiction text
central idea
enthusiasm and happiness
exuberance
different aspects of individuals' identities that are not independent of each other or social and historical contexts such as race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, class.
intersectionality
shown great respect; having to do with religion
sacred
to absorb and incorporate into a dominant culture
assimilating
informal, everyday speech, which may include non-standard grammatical structures, slang, and idiomatic expressions
colloquial language
language that goes beyond the literal meaning of words and phrases and is used with the intention of creating an image, feeling, or deeper understanding for the reader
figurative language
the narrative perspective through which a story is told; most commonly first-person, second-person, third-person omniscient, or third-person limited
literary point of view
the voice of the poem or the person speaking in the poem
speaker
the condition of being comfortable and feeling connected with others
belonging
deserving of trust or confidence; able to be counted on
dependable
poetry that does not rhyme and (generally) has irregular line lengths
free verse
conveys the poet's thoughts and feelings and creates a mood through vivid images and descriptive words, but does not have a clear rhyme scheme or pattern structure.
lyric poetry
a grouping of lines in a poem, separated from the next grouping by a line space
stanza