Poetry Vocabulary Flashcards
1
Q
Motaphor
A
Compares two things
2
Q
Simile
A
Compares two things with like or as
3
Q
Personification
A
Gives human charismatics to a non living things
4
Q
Hyperbole
A
Outrageous exaggeration
5
Q
Symbolism
A
Word which has a meaning in its self but is used to represent something entirely different.
6
Q
Alliteration
A
Repetition of sounds
7
Q
Onomatopoeia
A
Sound noises
Bang pow
8
Q
Allusion
A
Brief reference,person, place, event, or moment
9
Q
Connotation
A
Emotions
Positive words
Negative words
And neutral words
10
Q
Denotation
A
Dictionary meaning
11
Q
Lines
A
Poetry is written in lines
12
Q
Stanza
A
Grouping of lines
Kind of like a paragraph
13
Q
Assonance
A
Reputation of vowel sounds
14
Q
Anthology
A
Collection
15
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Repetition
A
Repeated use of sounds
