Poetry
What is Tone?
The general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc.
What is Similie
A comparison using like or as
Sage
An aromatic plant with grayish-green leaves that are used as a culinary herb, native to southern Europe and the Mediterranean.
What is Claim
state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof.
What is Pun
A joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings.
What is Rhythm
the recurrence of specific sounds based on long and short patterns of stressed and unstressed syllables, specifically in poetry in verse form.
What Is Metephor
A comprison not using like of as
Rebuke
Express sharp disapproval or criticism of (someone) because of their behavior or actions.
What is Counterclaim
a claim made to rebut a previous claim
What is alliteration
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
What is Verse
A single metrical line in a poetic composition.
What is theme?
The overall message within a work of fiction, or a life lesson.
Arraign
Call or bring (someone) before a court to answer a criminal charge.
What is stanza
A group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem; a verse.
What is Diction
The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.
What is Free Verse
An open form of poetry.
Onomatopoeia
the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (Boom, Click)
What is Inking
A slight knowledge or suspicion; a hint.
What is Rebuttal
a refutation or contradiction.
What is Assonance
In poetry, the repetition of the sound of a vowel or diphthong in nonrhyming stressed syllables near enough to each other for the echo to be discernible (e.g., penitence, reticence ).
What is Ballad
A poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas. Traditional ballads are typically of unknown authorship, having been passed on orally from one generation to the next.
What is Allusion
An implied or indirect reference to a person, event, or thing or to a part of another text.
What is Affable
Pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to; friendly; cordial; warmly polite
What is mood?
How the readers feel when reading a text.
What is Enjambment
(In verse) the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza.