Vocabulary
Devices
Poetry
Examples
100
attitude the writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character
what is TONE?
100
A method of narration where action is temporarily paused so the reader can witness past events
What is FLASHBACK?
100
A group of lines in a poem
What is a STANZA?
100
He worked like a dog to get his project done
What is a SIMILE?
200
The central idea of a work of literature; the message
What is THEME?
200
When a writer uses visible objects or action to suggest some further meaning
What is SYMBOLISM?
200
Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
What is a COUPLET?
200
What is IRONY?
300
A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence or reasoning
What is INFERENCE?
300
All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word represents
What is CONNOTATION?
300
A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem AABBA
what is RHYME SCHEME?
300
What did the house wear to prom? Adress.
What is a PUN?
400
Word choice and us of words and phrases in speech or writing.
What is DICTION?
400
Two things being placed close together with a contrasting effect
juxtaposition
400
A line or set of lines repeated several times over the course of a poem
What is a REFRAIN?
400
North- Cah=Car
Midwest-pop=soda
South- y'all= you guys
What is DIALECT?
500
Humorous mockery of a view, group, or humanity, usually with the idea of inspiring change.
What is SATIRE?
500
A reference to another work of literature, person, or event.
What is ALLUSION?
500
Same sound found in different words in a poem
What is RHYME?
500
There was a deafening silence in the room.
The food was awfully good.
What is an OXYMORON?