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Healy Lit Terms
and Definitions List 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| form | the way a poem looks on the page, its shape |
| lines | arrangement of words in a poem, may or may not be sentences |
| stanza | group of lines arranged together, similar to the paragraph in prose |
| free verse | poems without pattern or stanza, often like a conversation |
| rhyme | sounds that are alike at the end of words |
| rhythm | the beat of a poem, made of patterns of accented and unaccented words |
| repetition | the repeating of sounds, words, phrases, or lines for an effect |
| imagery | words and phrases that appeal to the five senses |
| figurative language | words and phrases that help readers picture things in new ways |
| simile | comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as" |
| metaphor | a direct comparison of two unlike things, without "like" or "as" |
| personification | a description of an animal or object as if it were human or had human qualities |
| speaker | the voice that talks to the reader, similar to narrator |
| theme | the message or main idea the poet gives the reader, can be directly stated or implied |
| alliteration | repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words |
| onomatopoeia | use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning |
| meter | measured pattern of the rhythm of a poem |
| mood | feeling a poem gives the reader |
| antonym | words that are opposite in meaning |
| assonance | the repetition of similar vowel sounds in a sentence or line of poetry. |
| connotation | the personal or emotional associations called up by a word that go beyond its dictionary meaning. |
| couplet | group of two consecutive lines in poetry that usually rhyme |
| denotation | the dictionary meaning of a word. |
| figurative language | a form of language use in which writers and speakers mean something other than the literal meaning of their words. |
| homonym | two or more distinct words with the same pronunciation and spelling but with different meanings |
| homophone | two or more words with the same pronunciation but with different meanings and spellings. |
| hyperbole | an exaggeration of the truth |
| image | a concrete representation of a sense impression, a feeling, or an idea. |
| lyric poem | a poem that expresses thoughts and emotions |
| mood | feeling a poem gives the reader |
| narrative poem | a poem that tells a story |
| onomatopoeia | use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning |
| personification | a description of an animal or object as if it were human or had human qualities |
| quatrain | group of four consecutive lines in poetry |
| rhyme scheme | the pattern of rhymes in a poem labeled with letters of the alphabet. |
| setting | the time and place of a literary work that establishes its context. |
| structure | the design or form of a literary work. |
| symbol | something in literature that means more than itself, that stands for something else. |
| synonym | one of two or more words that have the same or nearly the same meanings. |
| tone | the implied attitude of a writer (or speaker) toward the subject and characters of a work. (the feeling) |
| wordplay | the skillful manipulation of words, often for humorous effect |
| concrete poem | a poem whose shape on the page suggests something about the subject or theme |
| anecdote | a short story within an article or essay |
| analogy | a comparison |
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