Alliteration
repetition of a sound or letter at the beginning of neighboring words.
Sally sold seashells by the seashore. The big black ball bounced
Assonance
repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds in neighboring words that do not rhyme
Connotation
ideas and feelings associated with a word, as opposed to its dictionary defintiion
Consonance
the repetition of consonant sounds (every sound besides vowel sounds) in neighboring words THAT DO NOT RHYME.
Couplet
A pair of 2 rhymed lines in a poem.
Denotation
a word's dictionary definition.
Figurative Language
helps the reader picture ordinary things in new ways. Is not literally true.
blank verse
poetry without regular patterns or rules (does not have rhyme)
Imagery
descriptive words making one imagine how something looks, feels, smells, touches, and tastes.
Metaphor
Comparison of two unlike things without using simile words (like or as)
Mood
the atmosphere or feelings the author creates for the reader
Poetry
a type of literature in which words are carefully chosen and arranged to create certain effects.
Rhyme
a repetition of sounds at the ends of words
Rhyme Scheme
the patterns of rhymes in a poem
Rhythm
the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line.
Simile
Comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as
Speaker
the voice that talks to the reader in a poem (does not have to be the author)
Stanza
a group of lines within a poem (similar to a paragraph in a novel)
Tone
the writer's attitude towards his/her subject
Onomatopoeia
A word that imitates the sound it represents.
Narrative Poem
a poem that tells a story and has a plot
Sonnet
a poem that has a formal structure, containing 14 lines and a specific rhyme scheme and meter.
Lyric
a type of poetry that presents the thoughts and feelings of a speaker. They can cover a variety of subjects: love, death, everyday experiences
Cliche
a worn-out idea or overused expression
"the early bird gets the worm"
"roses are red, violets are blue...
Hyperbole
an exaggeration of ideas for the sake of emphasis, a figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor.
ex. She is as hungry as a horse.
iambic pentameter
a line of verse with five metrical feet, each consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable
Irony
A contrast or discrepancy between what is stated and what is really meant, or between what is expected to happen and what actually does happen.
Ex. -A man who is a traffic cop gets his license suspended for unpaid parking tickets.
Juxtaposition
When two phrases or ideas are placed beside each other and contrast with each other in order to emphasize a point.
Ex:
He was a such great king
That he lived to see his kingdom fall
(Emphasizes that he wasn't actually a great king)
Meter
A fixed or nearly fixed pattern of accented or unaccented syllables in the lines of the poems that produces its pervasive rhythm
ex. If all would live their lives in love like me (iambic pentameter)
Oxymoron
a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction; reveals a truth that seems contradictory
Quatrain
A four-line stanza
Ex. He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there's some mistake.
The only other sound's the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake.
Symbol
A thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract.
Theme
a universal statement that is a recurrent message in a literary or artistic work
Translate the following lines from this Shakespeare sonnet into modern English:
For that same groan doth put this in my mind:
My grief lies onward and my joy behind.
Because that same groan reminds me that my grief lies ahead of me and all my joy is behind me.
Translate the following lines from this Shakespeare sonnet into modern English:
Else call it winter, which being full of care,
Makes summer's welcome, thrice more wished, more rare.
Or call this time winter, which, being full of misery, makes us wish for summer three times more than if it didn't feel so rare.
Translate the following lines from this Shakespeare sonnet into modern English:
This thought is as a death, which cannot choose
But weep to have that which it fears to lose.
This thought feels like death, and makes me weep over what I have that I'm afraid of losing.
Translate the following lines from this Shakespeare sonnet into modern English:
Lest the wise world should look into your moan
And mock you with me after I am gone.
Otherwise, the world, in all its wisdom, will investigate why you're sad and use me to mock you, now that I am gone.
Translate the following lines from this Shakespeare sonnet into modern English:
Then, if he thrive and I be cast away,
The worst was this: my love was my decay.
So if he does well and I find myself shipwrecked and discarded, the worst I can say is this: I was destroyed because of my love for you.
Translate the following lines from this Shakespeare sonnet into modern English:
And other strains of woe, which now seem woe,
Compared with loss of thee will not seem so.
Then other hurtful things, which seem painful now, won't seem so, compared with losing you.
In Shakespeare's Sonnet 18, what figurative language is "But thy eternal summer shall not fade,"?
Metaphor and Hyperbole
In Shakespeare's Sonnet 18, the lines "Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May," is an example of what figurative language?
imagery
In Shakespeare's Sonnet 18, the last two lines "So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, / So long lives this, and this gives life to thee." means:
As long as men live, / so long lives your memory
The line "I have seen roses damasked, red and white," from Sonnet 130 is an example of:
personification
The line "I grant I never saw a goddess go; /
My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground." most nearly means:
My mistress is not a goddess, but rather a flawed human being.
A theme of Sonnet 130, My Mistress' Eyes are Nothing Like the Sun, is:
Love others for their complexity, not just what lies on the surface.
My Last Duchess is an example of a _________________.
Dramatic Poem
The Rose that Grew From Concrete uses an _________________________ throughout the entire poem.
extended metaphor
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The rhyme scheme of a sonnet
TP-CASTT
title, paragraph, connotation, attitude, shifts, title, theme
shift
in poetry, marks a change in topic or tone