Poems
expresses the personal feelings of the speaker
Lyric Poem
1 st person point of viewharacter in the story.
the events are told by a c
character trait the quality of a character; what a character is like.
character trait
a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art, often used to help make a comparison.
allusion
the highest point of action in a story, often the turning point.
climax
A pattern of end rhymes in a poem. A common rhyme scheme is a couplet, which is a rhymed pair of lines.
Rhyme Scheme
the events are told by someone outside the story.
3 rd person point of view -
the writer directly states the character’s traits or characteristics.
direct characterization
a form of non-fiction in which a writer tells the life story of another person.
biography
use of extreme exaggeration
hyperbole
The length of a poem contributes to the poem’s rhythm and meaning.
Length of lines
a situation where the opposite of what is expected to occur or exist does occur or exist.
irony
a character who changes over the course of a story
dynamic character
a section in a literary piece that interrupts the sequence of events in order to relate an earlier incident or set of events.
flashback
a word or phrase which means something different from what it says
- a word or phrase which means something different from what it says
The tone of the poem conveys the speaker’s attitude toward his or her subject. Ex: sadness, humor, anger.
Tone
a figure of speech in which something is described as if it were something else; a comparison made without using “like” or “as”
metaphor
a brief story, usually with animal characters, that teaches a lesson or a moral.
fable
– a vague or indefinite statement that is made to cover many cases. Example: “All human beings hope for something.”
generalization
words or phrases that appeal to one or more of the five senses and help to create a vivid description for the reader.
imagery
The _____________ of the poem can be the poet or an invented character who has had an experience that he or she is responding to.
speaker
the atmosphere or feeling an author creates within the piece of writing
mood
writing that tells about imaginary characters and events.
fiction
a reason that explains or partially explains a character’s thoughts, feelings, actions, or speech
motivation
conclusion drawn by the reader based on available information
inference