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a form of poetry that used to tell a story.
narrative poem
What is a dramatic poem?
a type of poetry designed to be spoken or sung, often as part of a stage performance.
a formal type of poetry which expresses personal emotions or feelings, typically spoken in the first person.
lyric poem
What is Quatrain?
a stanza of four lines, especially one having alternate rhymes.
words that link readers lo the fve senses: touch, sight, sound, smel and taste.
sensory language
words or phrases that are meaningful, but not literally true
figurative language
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable
metaphor
a pair of successive lines of verse, typically rhyming and of the same length
couplet
a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem; a verse
stanza
a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g., as brave as a lion, crazy like a fox ).
simile
when a comparison is made between two things explicitly and it is easy to detect.
direct metaphor
hiperbole
exaggerated statements or claims not meant o be taken literally.
a type of metaphor that compares two unlike things without mentioning one of them.
implied metaphor
attribution of personal qualities
personification
a repetiion of similar sounds in the final stressed syllables and any following syllables of two or more words.
rhyme
denotation
the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests
for example: She was cold. (She was cold in temperature.)
connotation
an idea or feeling which a word invokes for a person in addition to its literal or primary meaning
for example: “You're an angel!” Connotes that one is highly virtuous.
"I'm Juliet to your Romeo. (alludes to William Shakespeare)"
is an example of
allusion: because it is an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly.
"The boy was pushy. (He was literally pushing people.)"
is an example of ________
denotation: because the literal or primary meaning of a word, is in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests.
“She has a heart of gold.” (meaning that she is good or kind)
is an example of __________
connotation: an idea or feeling which a word invokes for a person in addition to its literal or primary meaning
This sentence:
"I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse."
is an example of a ______
hyperbole: because exaggerates statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
The expression: "He is a fish out of water." is an example of ______.
This sentence:
"Clary closed her cluttered clothes closet."
Is an example of __________
In the sentence:
“His tender heir might bear his memory”
is an example of _________.
Assonance: because the repetition of vowel sounds in words that are close together in a sentence or verse.
The words:
bang, clap, boom, splash, buzz
are all examples of __________
onomatopoeia: because the formation of the words from a sound associated with what is named.