VOCAB
literary work in which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas by the use of distinctive style and rhythm
Poetry
language that cannot be taken literally since it is written to create a special effect or feeling
Figurative Language
compares two unlike things using like or as
Simile
compares two unlike things without like or as
Metaphor
giving human like qualities to nonhuman things
Personification
visually descriptive or figurative language, esp. in a literary work; using words to paint a picture for readers; uses language that appeals to the senses
Imagery
When what is expected does not match up with reality either verbally, dramatically, or situationally
Irony
An implied or indirect reference in literature to a familiar person, place, or event.
Allusion
An object or event that represents an abstract idea
Symbolism
over exaggerated statements or claims (not meant to be taken literally)
hyperbole
the repetition, close together, of the final consonants of accented syllables or important words; at the end of a word
Consonance
the repetition of initial sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables; at the beginning of words
Alliteration
Use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning; imitates a life sound.
Onomatopoeia
in poetry, the repetition of internal vowel sounds in words next to each other or in the same line
THIS IS NOT RHYME (VOWEL SOUNDS ONLY)
Assonance
The attitude of the author toward the audience, characters, subject or the work itself
Tone
The prevailing emotions or atmosphere of a work derived from literary devices such as dialogue and literary elements such as setting.
Mood
Free from metric rules; a loose rhythm that sounds more like natural speech
Free Verse
a single metrical line of poetry, or poetry in general; is also used as a general term for metrical composition
Verse
a line in a stanza; in prose we have sentences, in poetry we have lines.
line
Repetition of sounds and all sounds following them in words that are close together in a poem.
Rhyme
A group of consecutive lines that form a single unit in a poem.
Stanza
a kind of rhythm: a strict rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in each line; the weak and strong syllables in a line
meter
beat pattern of unstressed syllable, followed by a stressed syllable
the metric length of the line of poetry
(2 Words)
Iambic Pentameter
a regular pattern of repeated sound
Rhythm
BONUS: Name an interesting fact that we learned about Edgar Allen Poe.
1. he was born in Boston
2. he has a museum in Richmond
3. He was a college dropout
4. He married his cousin(who was 13)
5. The Netflix Movie "Pale Blue Eye" is about him