Poem Vocab
piece of music written for a solo instrument, like a piano
Sonata
to vary; go in different directions from the same point
low-growing trees and bushes of a forest; underbrush
undergrowth
strong and healthy; full of energy
robust
Words that create mental images, appealing to the five senses; sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste
imagery
lines/verses that are grouped together and each one usually has the same number of lines
stanzas
great surprise or wonder
amazement
a strong desire to know or learn something
curiosity
a builder and worker who works with stone
mason
A comparison of two unlike things using like or as:
"I wandered lonely as a cloud"
simile
The use of words or phrases that sound like things to which they refer. Sound words (buzz, click, pop, bang)
onomatopoeia
who wrote the poem, I, Too.
Langston Hughes
bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
quilt
trampled or stepped on
a folksong or hymn
carols
Mx's favorite baseball team
Twins
The central idea or message of a work, the insight it offers into life.
theme
A poem that does not follow a consistent rhythm or rhyme. These poems focus on imagery, word choice and figurative language free from traditional structure.
a newly married man or man about to be married
bridegroom
unique, one of a kind
singular
happy or joyous
blithe
the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
alliteration
the feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage
mood
A figure of speech in which an object is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
personification
a small house in the country
cottage
time without beginning or end
eternity
a pause or break
intermission
a figure of speech that compares two unlike things in which one thing becomes another thing (or is another thing) without the use of the words like or as
metaphor
the author of poems
poet
who wrote, I Hear America Singing?
Walt Whitman