Poetry Unit Flashcards
Theme
A common thread or repeated idea that is incorporated throughout a literary work
Tone
The writer’s attitude toward the material and/or readers
Imagery
Imagery means to use figurative language to represent objects, actions and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses
Simile
A simile is a type of figurative language, language that does not mean exactly what it says, that makes a comparison between two otherwise unalike objects or ideas by connecting them with the words “like” or “as.”
Metaphor
a type of figurative language in which a statement is made that says that one thing is something else but, literally, it is not.
Personification
A figure of speech where animals, ideas or inorganic objects are given human characteristics.
Onomatopoeia
The naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it.
Alliteration
A pattern of sound that includes the repetition of consonant sounds.
Assonance
A pattern of sound that includes the repetition of consonant sounds.
Consonance
Repetition of internal or ending consonant sounds of words close together in poetry
Anaphora
The repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of lines.
Hyperbole
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
Allusion
A passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication
Irony
a literary term referring to how a person, situation, statement, or circumstance is not as it would actually seem.
Enjambment
The continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza.
