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Poetry Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Characterization | the way an author describes a character. This refers to personality traits, NOT PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION. |
| External Conflict | a struggle within a story. It can be between the protagonist and antagonist, between the protagonist and his society, or the protagonist and nature |
| Inner Conflict | an internal struggle within the character about how to handle a problem. |
| Irony | although there are many types, it can be explained as when a situation in a story or poem turns out quite different from what the reader expected. It’s a twist in the story that often comes at the end. |
| Theme | a main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work MESSAGE |
| Figurative language | language that is not literal or realistic. It may use exaggeration, similes, metaphors, etc. It is usually used to add creative flourish or convey a deeper meaning than literal language can convey |
| Literal language | language that means exactly what is written. |
| Oxymoron | two words back to back that contradict one another |
| Alliteration | the repetition of the consonant sounds at the BEGINNING of words |
| Hyperbole | a huge exaggeration |
| Imagery | description that draws on the five senses to create a picture for the reader Examples: The girl ran her hands on a soft satin fabric, or the fresh and juicy orange is very cold and sweet. |
| Repetition | Repeating a word or a phrase to emphasize meaning or create a particular effect on the reader |
| Symbol | an object used to represent an idea or concept |
| Simile | the comparison of two unlike things using “like” or “as” |
| Personification | when a non-living object is described as having life-like qualities |
| Metaphor | the comparison of two unlike things NOT using “like” or “as.” In contrast to symbols, which are actual things that you can see, metaphors are just comparisons. |
| Paradox | a statement that seems to contradict itself. |
| Allusion | a reference in a text to a person, place, or event that is NOT in the text. Example: The rise of poverty will unlock a Pandora's box of crimes. |
| Tone | the character or author’s attitude toward the subject or topic of his or her writing. |
| Juxtaposition | two or more different or opposing ideas, places, characters, and their actions are placed side by side in a story or poem so they can be contrasted. Example: light vs. dark, two siblings in a story are opposites as one is always good and the other not |
| Denotation | The dictionary definition of a word |
| Connotation | an idea or feeling associated with a word in addition to its literal or primary meaning |
| Mood | The emotional feeling or atmosphere that a work of literature creates in a reader. This is different from tone, which is the author’s attitude toward a subject, not the feeling of the literary work. |
| Point-of-view | Refers to the person who is narrating or telling us the story |
| Setting | The time and place in which the story takes place |
| Stanza | A group of lines in a poem that may be separated by spaces or may be defined by their rhyme scheme. |
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