poetry terms Flashcards
what is personification
A figure of speech in which an object or animal is spoken of as it had human feelings thoughts or attitudes example the dog talked and stood
what are symbols
person place thing or event that has meeting in itself and stands for something beyond itself as well
example bald eagle
what is a simile
comparison between two unlike things using like or as
example he was like a radio
What is a metaphor
imaginative comparison between two unlike things in which one thing he said to be another thing
example the cloud walked
what is verbal irony
irony in which a person says or writes one thing and means another or uses words to convey a meaning that’s the opposite of its literal meaning
what is situational irony
irony involving a situation in which actions have an effect that’s opposite from what was intended so that the outcome is contrary to what was intended
what is dramatic irony
occurs when the audience knows something the characters do not. Because of this understanding, the words of the characters take on a different meaning. This can create intense suspense or humor.
what is allusion
REFERENCE to a statement person place or event from literature art history religion mythology politics sports or science
what is dialect
The way you talk that shows where you are from
example treasure Island
what are end rhymes
rhymes at the end of sentences
ex I like the cat that has a bat
what is elegy
A poem of morning usually about someone who has died
example oh Captain my Captain
what are meters
pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry
what is rhythm
movement or procedure with uniform or patterned reoccurrence of a beat or accent
what is a free verse poem
poetry without a regular meter or rhyme scheme
what are refrains
repeating part of a poem or chorus in a song
