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english_9

poetic terms

QuestionAnswer
Alliteration Repetition of initial consonant sounds in words close together
hyperbole Exaggeration or overstatement
imagery language that invokes one or more of the five senses
metaphor A comparison of two unlike things not using like or as
similie a comparison of two unlike things using like, or as.
personification Giving human like characteristics to an inanimate object or animal
oxymoron Two contradictory words together
onomatopeia s a word that imitates or suggests the source of the sound that it describes
assonance Repetition of vowel sounds in words close together
consonance Repetition of consonant sounds in words close together
refrain phrases or lines that are repeated in poems
stanza A group of lines
quatrain Stanza or complete poem with four lines
cinquain is a class of poetic forms that employ a 5-line pattern
mood Emotional attitude the author takes toward his subject
theme Author’s message. different from topic of the poem
tone Attitude the author takes toward a subject
ballad Form of verse that can be set to music usually about a hero
lyric poem Poem used to express feelings
cacophony Harsh discordant sounds
figurative language Use of words that go beyond ordinary meaning
elegy A poem about someone dying, or a summary of a person’s life given at a funeral.
epiphany Sudden and striking realization
euphemism A censorship of a impolite or a distasteful expression eg: passed away
form the structure and type of the poem
free verse Poem that does not use any meter or rhyme scheme
irony the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning
narrative poem Poem that tells a story
paradox Two opposing ideas stuck together eg: Be cruel to be kind
sonnet A form of poem that has a very specific number of lines (14). Also the last two lines must always be a rhyming couplet.
symbolism in a poem a reference or image that represents something else
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