Poetry 1
Giving human characteristics to animals or non-living things.
Personification
A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things using the connecting words "like" or "as." EXAMPLE: Love is like a battlefield.
Simile
A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things without using the connecting words "like" or "as." EXAMPLE: Love is a battlefield.
Metaphor
A single line of poetry.
Verse
A figure of speech where the writer purposely and obviously exaggerates to an extreme. It is used for emphasis or as a way of making a description more creative and humorous.
Hyperbole
A joke based on the interplay of homophones- words with the same pronunciation but different meanings. It can also play with words that sound similar, but not exactly the same.
Pun
Caption
hyperbole
A word that sounds like what it means. EXAMPLE: Buzz! Click! Bang! Whoosh!
Onomatopoeia
Author's purpose is to Persuade/ Inform/ Entertain. What does a narrative writing/ story do?
Entertain
A unified group of lines in poetry. This is often marked by spacing between sections of the poem.
Stanza
An object or action that means something more deeper than the literal meaning.
Symbol
The central meaning or dominant message the poet is trying to deliver to the readers.
Theme
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. EXAMPLE: "From Forth the Fatal loins of these two Foes; A pair of star-crossed lover take their life."
Example: Peter Piper Pizza
Alliteration
An author's purpose is to persuade, inform and entertain. What does a writing that tries to convince you do?
Persuade
Poetry that does not rhyme or have a measurable meter.
Free Verse
Shows where places or events are located and is usually found in nonfiction stories.
Map
The attitude the poem's narrator (this may or may not be the actual poet) takes towards a subject or character----serious, humorous, sarcastic, etc.
Tone
The author's purpose is to ..?
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
In a poem, the "paragraph" is called a ..?
A brief reference to a real or fictional person, event, place, or work of art.
Allusion
The instructions for an actor to follow. These instructions also help the reader know more about the character or setting.
Stage Directions
This delicious, chocolate cake is calling my name!
Personification
What does the phrase "the reader can conclude" mean?
A compound sentence is two simple sentences joined by a ..?
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