Poetry Terms
The EMOTIONAL association evoked by a word(s)
What is the connotation?
the emotional quality of a passage or the perceived attitude of a speaker towards a thing or idea in the text.
What is tone?
arrangement/sentence structure
What is syntax?
ridiculing to show weakness in order to make a point, teach.
What is satirical?
a basic comparison of two generally unlike things that produced insight.
What is metaphor?
a lyric poem where the speaker addresses a silent listener ("My Last Duchess")
What is dramatic monologue?
instructive; author attempts to educate or instruct the reader (tone word that means instructive, starts with a d)
What is didactic?
Repetition of vowel sounds (ex: fate & cave)
What is assonance?
she thought of the trinity,
then ate some divinity.
What is feminine rhyme?
"All hands on deck"
What is synecdoche?
language that is serious in purpose and convention (no slang, contractions; no idioms).
What is formal?
Tom Brady is an "okay" quarterback.
What is litote, meiosis, or understatement?
a clever little story; a short account of an interesting situation relevant to the text and used as example.
What is an anecdote?
The coal was "red hot."
What is synaesthesia?
Oh, stars above, and fields below; how my blind eyes miss your glory.
What is apostrophe?
an elaborate, intellectually ingenious metaphor that shows the poet's realm of knowledge;"metaphor on steriods"
What is a metaphysical conceit (or simply conceit, for short)?
a moment of insight, spiritual or personal; a character's sudden revelation about life or his or her own circumstances.
What is epiphany?
He failed the quiz and life.
What is zeugma?
The White House is making some bad decisions!
What is metonomy?
We were partners, not soul mates, two separate people who happened to be sharing a menu and a life.
What is zeugma?