Imagery
sensory language, diction; using concrete images to explain abstract ideas
Symbolism
use of symbols; ordinary objects to help explain;
Simile
comparison that uses "like" or "as
Personification
giving an object human qualities
Hyperbole
extreme exaggeration for emphasis and effect
Analogy
comparison to help us understand something better
Direct metaphor
an author directly states the comparison ( "x" is "z" for example: Wade is a lion.)
Extended metaphor
several metaphors that are connected and cover a large portion of the text
Implied metaphor
an author does not directly state the comparison (example "The boss barked orders.")
Rhyme
Repetition of sounds at the end of words
Rhyme scheme
A pattern of end rhymes that occurs consistently throughout a stanza or poem.
Stanza
A group of lines in a poem ("poem paragraph")
End rhyme
Rhyme that occurs at the end of two or more lines of poetry
Internal rhyme
A word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line (ex - The tree had tea)
Alliteration
Repetition of sounds at the beginning of words
Assonance
Repetition of a vowel sound within two or more words in close proximity (ex - I see a tree by the sea.)
Consonance
Repetition of a consonant sound within two or more words in close proximity. ( ex - The book was took by a crook.)
Onomotopeia
usage of words that echo their meanings like zip or boom
Pun
humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings
speaker
A term used for the author, speaker, or the person whose perspective (real or imagined) is being advanced in a speech or piece of writing not the author
narrative
A story
A poem that tells a story.
dramatic
In this type of irony, facts or events are unknown to a character in a play or a piece of fiction but known to the reader, audience, or other characters in the work
lyric
A type of poetry that explores the poet's personal interpretation of and feelings about the world.
free verse
Poetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme
concrete
looks like their subjects
sonnet
14 line poem with a formal pattern
limerick
A five line poem in which lines 1, 2 and 5 rhyme and lines 3 and 4 rhyme. Usually humorous.
haiku
3 line poem with specialized syllable patter.