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Special Poetry Terms
Poetry terms
| Poetry term | Term definition |
|---|---|
| alliteration | The repetition of beginning consontant sounds. |
| assonance | the reppition of vowel sounds. |
| The thesis of the poem. Whatever the poem is trying to say about life or human nature or the subject of the poem. | |
| tone | The speaker's attitude toward the subject. |
| metaphor | When a thing is compared to another thing WITHOUT using the word "like or "as" i.e. -- I am the moonlight in your eyes. In this case "I" is being compared to "moonlight" |
| simile | When a thing is compared to another thing using the word "like" or "as" |
| image | Concrete sensory details. This is NOT limited to the eyes. These sensory details also include touch, smell, taste, and sound. |
| symbol | an object in a poem that stands for itself AND for something more profound than itself. |
| personification | to describe an inanimate object as if it were a human being. ("The chapstick was speaking to me as if it were very unhappy.") |
| diction | Both the choice and the order of words. Ask: "Are the words simple or complex?" and "Are the words put together in an ordinary or unusual fashion?" |
Created by:
Msmorris
on 2005-05-09