ELA POETRY TERMS Flashcards
comparison using like or as
simile
comparison without using like or as
metaphor
when you give an inanimate object human qualities.
personification
an extreme exaggeration
hyperbole
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
alliteration
The repetition of vowel sounds without repeating consonants.
assonance
The repeating of the use of the same word or phrase multiple times.
repetition
Words sound how they are spelt.
Onomatopoeia
it has Seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven, five.
haiku
a poem of fourteen lines, and any rhyme scheme.
sonnet
A form of poetry that tells a story.
narrative
poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter.
free verse
A poem that expresses one’s feelings and emotions.
lyrical
a poem or often a song was written in short stanzas.
ballad
a poem that looks like a word search
acrostic
a poem that takes shape of the meaning of the poem.
concrete
The poet’s attitude toward the poem’s speaker, reader, and subject matter, as interpreted by the reader.
tone
describes how word choice, subject matter, and the author’s tone convey an overall feeling that characterizes the emotional landscape of a poem for readers.
mood
the overall mood of a story or poem.
atmosphere
a literary device that uses symbols, be they words, people, marks, locations, or abstract ideas to represent something beyond the literal meaning.
symbol/symbolism
it’s a sentence in poetry.
line
it’s the paragraph of a poem.
stanza
the person who writes the poem
poet
is written in lines and stanzas.
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