Question | Answer |
Alliteration | a poetic or literary effect achieved by using several words that begin with the same or similar consonants |
An example of alliteration | Whither wilt thou wander, way farer? |
Assonance | the similarity of two or more vowel sounds, especially in words that are close together in a poem |
An example of assonance | The lovely umbrella was under the August sky. |
Figurative Language | "figures of speech" a way of saying something in a non literal way |
An example of figurative language | metaphor, simile, personification, hyperbole |
Onomatopoeia | a word that is the sound that something makes |
Example of an onomatopoeia | Pop, swish, vroom |
Hyperbole | deliberate and obvious exaggeration used for effect |
An example of hyperbole | It was so funny, I nearly died laughing! |
Metaphor | to describe somebody or something in a word or phrase that is not meant to be taken literally, but by means of a vivid comparison expresses something about him, her, or it. |
An example of metaphor | The teacher, a robot, spewing information that we must remember. |
Simile | to describe somebody or something by comparing two different things, especially with a phrase containing the word "like" or "as" |
An example of a simile | He is as white as a sheet. |
Personification | giving human qualities to objects or abstract notions |
An example of personification | The large jagged rock sat stubbornly in the garden, demanding attention and respect from the surrounding flowers. |
Poem | A piece of writing set out in short lines, often with a noticebale rhythmn and may have words that rhyme. |
Poet | an author of poetry |
Syllable | a unit of spoken language consisting of a single uninterrupted sound forming all or part of a word |
How many syllables does this word have, "America"? | 4 |
Rhyme | If words rhyme, they end with the same sound. |
An example of a rhyme | If you all get your work done, we can have a lot more fun! |
Verse | a part of a poem, kind of like a sentence or phrase, can be more than one line. |
Stanza | a number of lines of verse forming a separate unit witnin a poem |
Repetition | words or sounds that happend more than once in a poem for a specific reason the poet has decided on |
Refrain | a line or group of lines that recurs at regular intervals in a poem, especially at the ends of verses |
Rhythm | a regular beat in music, poetry, and dance |
Pattern | repeated words, rhythm, or sounds |
Emotion | a strong feeling such as happiness, love, anger, or grief |
Mood | your state of mind |
Tone | the general quality or character of a poem as an indicator of the attitude or view of the person who produced it |
Image | a picture you visualize during reading |
Imagery | to describe something vividly or in visual terms |
Inference | a conclusion drawn of what is implied by the poem |