Poetry Unit Flashcards
assonance
the repetition of vowel sounds within non rhyming words
central idea
the most important idea or impression about a topic that a writer or speaker conveys
connotation/connotative
An attitude or feeling associated with a word
figurative language
language that communicates meanings beyond literal meanings
metaphor
makes a comparison between 2 words unlike and DOES NOT use like or as
extended metaphor
compared 2 essentially unlike things at some length and in several ways
personification
human qualities given to an object, animal, or idea
simile
figure of speech that makes a comparison between 2 unlike things, USES like or as
flashback
an account of a conversation, episode, or event that happened before the begining of the story
images/imagery
consists of descriptive words and phrases that recreate sensory experiences for the reader
implied theme
suggested by details, rather than stated explicitly
mood
the feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader.
parallelism
use of similar grammatical constructions to express ideas that are related or expresses ideas that are related or equal in importance
repetition
a technique in which a word, sound, phrase, or line is repeated for emphasis it unity
rhyme
occurrence of similar or identical sounds at the end of two or more words
