Poetry: Terms
What is a symbol?
A symbol is when an object is a used to represent an idea.
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers is an example of...
Alliteration
What is personification?
Giving human qualities to non-human objects
What is the term to refer to a person or animal within a story?
Character
Give an example of a symbol.
The Singapore Flag
What is the definition of a rhyme?
Two words that have similar ending sounds
What is a metaphor?
A direct comparison of unlike things without the use of "like" or "as".
What does the term "dialogue" refer to?
Conversation between 2 or more characters
What is a paragraph in a poem called?
Stanza
Words that have similar ending sounds
Rhyme
What is a simile?
A comparison of unlike things using "like" or "as"
What does the term "plot" refer to?"
"The flowers waved in the wind." What literary technique is this?
Personification
What is the definition of alliteration?
It is when the first sound of each word in a sentence is repeated e.g. She sells seashells by the seashore
"The curtain of night fell upon us." What literary technique is this? Explain your answer.
Metaphor. Night is being compared to a curtain blocking out light, highlighting how dark the night was.
What is setting?
The time and place in a story
What is the term to refer to poetry that resembles the shape of an object?
Shape poem
Give an example of a pair of rhyming words that do not have similar spelling.
True/Through See/Tea Straight/Weight
Why do writers use metaphors/similes?
To compare and draw attention to the similarities between the two objects.
What is theme?
The main message(s) presented in a story that reveals more about life or human nature