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Elise's Poetry Terms
English 8
| Term | Definition | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Literal Language | When something is written and it means exactly what it says | The frog sat on a log |
| Images/ Imagery | The use of the senses to evoke images. By describing something with great visual detail, the reader can "see" the sight in their mind. This is done with the sense of touch, taste smell, or sounds as well | The red rose was perfect in its form; the soft, velvety petals curled around the core, and its gentle scent of beauty was appreciated by all who passed |
| Denotation | The literal or dictionary meaning of a word | Home - the residence in which a person lives |
| Connotation | The feelings or emotions evoked by a word. In essence, the emotional meaning of a word, as opposed to the literal meaning | Home - family, warmth, safety, rest, food, boredom |
| Stanza | A collection of lines and ideas similar to a paragraph in prose writing | |
| Speaker | The voice or point of view of the poem. In Langston Hughes' poem, "Mother to son", the voice of the poem is a mother, though the poet is a man. | |
| Metaphor | A comparison of two unlike things | Shawnigan Lake School is my home |
| Extended Metaphor | A comparison of two unlike things which carries on beyond one line of poetry but instead extends throughout a stanza or the whole poem | "Mother to Son" The comparison of a hard life and a staircase are compared throughout the poem. |
| Simile | A figure of speech involving the comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as" | The grade eight girl was quite as a mouse |
| Personification | Giving human characteristics, behaviors or feeling to a non-human thing | Stupid vacuum! So gluttonous and greedy. Yelling at me with his obnoxious roar. |
| Hyperbole | Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally and used to create an effect or to emphasis. | The bag weight a ton (it didn't really but it weighed a lot) |
| Symbol | A concrete item (a thing) is used to represent an abstract idea, thought, or emotion | A heart represents love, in the poem "The Eagle" an eagle represents strength, power, freedom and the natural world |
| Irony | A situation or effect of an action which shows the opposite of what is intended, meant or needed | "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" Water, water, everywhere And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink |
| Internal Rhyme | The rhyming of words occur within a single line of peotry | When Kate walked into the house, she screamed when she stepped on the mouse. |
| End Rhyme | When people lines end with words which sounds similar | Roses are Red, Daises are yellow, You are very sweet, And so very mellow. |
| Approximate Rhyme | A term in writing when you use two words that sound similar to one another but, isn't a perfect rhyme. | Crane and lame, Spare and hair, Sword and word |
| Rhyme Scheme | demonstrates, using letters,how the end of line of poem rhyme | I'm writing a poem about a cat, He likes to wear a silly hat, He got it from the grocery store, But lost it, and can't wear it anymore (A,A,B,B) |
| Rhythm | A regularly or regular sound pattern of accented and unaccented syllables. Number of syllables and rhyme often influence this sound device also | Was this the face that launched a thousand ships? |
| Alliteration | Repetition of particular sounds at the beginning or inside of words. Alliteration is the broad category and assonance, consonance and Sibilance are types of alliteration | |
| Assonance | The repetition of a vowel sound throughout a line of poetry or a stanza. It is important to hear the vowel not see it, as vowels can make more than one sound | It beats.. as it sweeps.. as it cleans! |
| Consonance | Repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning and inside of words in a sequence. It is a type of alliteration | Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers |
| Cacophony | Harsh mixture | The ungrateful crow grated the crypt walls. |
| Euphony | The use of pleasant sounding words or combinations of pleasant sounds to create a gentle, peaceful and harmonious mood | And still more, later flowers for the bees, until they think warm days will never cease. |
| Onomatopoeia | A word that imitates or suggests the source of the sound that it describes. | Bloop, splash, squirt, dribble, drip |
| Figurative Language | Whenever you describe something by comparing it to something else you are using figurative language | Busy as a bee, or fluffy, puffy clouds |
Created by:
Elise McKinnon
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