Poetic/literary device
a comparison using “like” or “as”
Simile
a comparison without "like" or "as"
Metaphor
"I was young when 17 was a number too high to count"
The Sun is Burning Gases
What is the theme of "The sound of silence"
The failure of communication
What does the poems "The Fog" and "Fog" describe fog as?
A cat and a blind man
a visually descriptive language
Imagery
extreme exaggeration
Hyperbole
"A stone, a root, a strayed thought
Has warped the line of that furrow —
And urge my horses round again."
The Plowman
What is the theme of "The Rockpile"?
Cant solve everything in life
We can try to cover our mistakes but they are still underneath
Mistakes can turn into masterpieces
What is a Ballad?
A ballad is a poem that tells a story. Usually has a musical sense to it.
when a non-human has human characteristics
Personification
pattern of rhyme at the ends of poetry lines
Rhyme Scheme
"Under the bludgeoning's of chance my head is bloody, but unbowed."
Invictus
What is the theme of Fueled
Awe for Gods Majesty
What is the "Good friend" in the poem "The Sun is Burning Gases (Loss of a Good Friend)”
Imagination
something (like an object) that represents or stands for something else
Symbol
the repetition of consonant sounds, especially at the beginning of words
Alliteration
"the seedling urged its way
through the thicknesses of black "
Fueled
What is the theme of "Cats in the cradle"
Parent/child relationships
What is a sonnet and what are the two types?
A sonnet has 14 lines - Petrarchan has two verses - 8 lines and 6 lines; Shakespearean has 4 verses - 3 quartets (4 lines each) and a couplet (2 lines)
an indirect reference to other literature
Allusion
words that sound like they mean
Onomatopoeia
"When you coming home, dad?" "I don't know when"
But we'll get together then
You know we'll have a good time then.
Cat's in the cradle
What is the theme of "The Highwayman"?
Love and death
What is the difference between "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" and "The Wreck of the Hesperus"
"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald": Based on a real life sinking on lake superior. Emphasizes the power of nature.
"The Wreck of the Hesperus": Fictional shipwreck. Cautionary tale against pride by sailing storms despite warning. Captian had his daughter on board.