Poetic Structure
A single row of text in a poem.
Line
Words or phrases being used multiple times for emphasis and rhythm to reinforce key ideas or emotions.
Repetition
Symbolism
"Her laughter bubbled up like a fresh spring, bright and clear spilling joy into the air."
Simile
Support, knowledge, culture and values that come from family and kin.
Familial Capital
Groups of lines in a poem, like a paragraph.
Stanza
Words that end with the same sound. This can happen at the end of lines or within them.
Rhyme
Subtle hints or clues about events that will happen later in the story.
Foreshadowing
"Time is a thief, silently stealing moments when we least expect it."
Metaphor
A type of cultural wealth that involves social networks & connections.
Social Capital
The voice or persona of a poem. This is not the same as the poet or author, but it can be.
Speaker
The beat or flow of a poem, created by a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.
Rhythm
The attitude an author takes toward the subject. Can be determined by analyzing word choice.
Tone
"The old house groaned under the weight of memories, its walls whispering secrets of laughter and sorrow."
Personification
Skills, resources and people that help you within institutions (such as school & career).
Navigational Capital
The order or pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines in a poem.
Rhyme Scheme
The repetition of the same consonant sounds at the beginning of nearby words in a line or phrase.
Alliteration
An element (incident, object, image, or idea) that recurs frequently in a piece of literature. A symbol may occur once, but this can repeat throughout the piece.
Motif
"I'm so hungry I could eat the entire moon as still have room for the stars."
Hyperbole
An example of this type of cultural capital is when the character of Richard Montañez reinterprets the words of the Frito Lay businessmen into everyday slang.
Linguistic Capital
Intentional pauses or gaps between stanzas in a poem that help create rhythm, emphasize ideas, or help shifts in tone or subject matter.
Stanza Breaks
The continuation of a sentence or thought from one line of poetry to the next without a pause or punctuation at the line break, allowing the idea to flow naturally.
Enjambment
An implied reference to something else, such as a famous person, event, place, literary work, work of art, etc.
Allusion
"The sun dipped below the horizon, painting the sky in shades of orange and pink, while the cool evening breeze carries the sweet scent of blooming jasmine through the air."
Imagery
Richard Montañez and his family demonstrate this type of cultural wealth when they use their knowledge of chiles to develop the spicy slurry.
Ancestral Capital