|
Poetry |
|
a
concentrated form of language written in verse with vivid
imagery, figurative language, rhythm and sometimes rhyme.
|
|
Sonnet |
|
a 14 line
poem that follows a set rhyme scheme and metre
|
|
Stanza |
|
a group or division of lines in a poem
|
|
Refrain |
|
a recurring
passage or phrase in a poem
|
|
Rhyme
scheme |
|
the pattern
of rhyme in a poem. To describe a pattern of rhyme, all
lines rhyming with each other are labeled with the same
letter
|
|
Rhyme |
|
repetition of
the same sound in different words
|
|
Internal
rhyme |
|
the use of
rhyme within lines of poetry
|
|
Free verse |
|
poetry with
no regular rhyme scheme, no regular rhythm, and no regular
length of line
|
|
Lyric poem |
|
a poem that
usually expresses/reveals the feelings or personal
experience of a writer
|
|
Ballad |
|
a narrative
poem with a song-like form usually based on a folk legend,
love story or legend
|
|
Couplet |
|
a pair of
rhyming lines
|
|
Haiku |
|
very short Japanese three-part poem of usually 17 syllables
(5,7,5)
|
|
Rhythm |
|
the
arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables into a
pattern in a poem
|
|
Theme |
|
the general
observation about life that the author wishes to get across
in his literary work
|
|
Literal
meaning |
|
when writing
means exactly what it says
|
|
Summary |
|
rewrite the
main points in your own words
|
|
Mood |
|
the feelings
and emotions of the author as they come through in the
writing, and the feelings that the writing produces in the
reader
|
|
Atmosphere |
|
the overall
feeling that surrounds a text like a blanket. It is very
important in descriptive writing
|
|
Tone |
|
the way a
writer’s choice of words reveals his or her attitude towards
the subject, characters and reader
|
|
Purpose |
|
the reason
for the creation of a text
|
|
Figurative
Language |
|
When writing
is meant to be understood at a deeper level. Figures of
speech such as simile, metaphor, personification and other
techniques are used to create more vivid, interesting images
|
|
Simile |
|
a figure of
speech in which a comparison is made between two things
usually thought of as being unlike except in one unusual way
and using the words “like” or “as”
|
|
Metaphor |
|
an implied
comparison between two unlike things. “Like” or “as” are
not used
|
|
Extended
Metaphor |
|
When the
comparison is carried throughout the text
|
|
Personification |
|
a figure of
speech in which a thing, an idea, or an object is given the
qualities or characteristics of a human being
|
|
Alliteration |
|
the
repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of
words close together or syllables
|
|
Onomatopoeia |
|
a figure of
speech in which words are used that suggest or imitate the
sound of the action, object, or noise they stand for
|
|
Hyperbole |
|
an over
exaggeration to show intensity of feeling (ex. My heart is
broken)
|
|
Assonance |
|
the close
repetition of the same vowel sounds between different
consonants
|
|
Allusion |
|
a hidden or
indirect reference to events, people and places in history
and other literary works
|
|
Imagery |
|
language that
appeals to the five senses, the most common being visual
imagery
|
|
Symbol |
|
any object,
person, event, or place that stands for, or represents, a
quality or an idea; something concrete representing
something abstract
|
|
Noun |
|
a part of
speech that is the name of a person, place, thing or idea
|
|
Verb |
|
a part of
speech, which tells what nouns, can do, be and feel
|
|
Adjective |
|
a part of
speech that describes a noun
|
|
Adverb |
|
a part of
speech, which describes or modifies verbs, adjectives and
other adverbs |
