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Free Verse- Poetry without a regular meter or rhyme
Blank Verse- An unrhymed prose or verse but with regular meter
-Both free and blank verse lack rhyme; however, blank verse maintains a regular meter (iambic pentameter).
Personification- A figure of speech where a non-human thing is described with human characteristics
Simile-a comparison between two unlike things using like or as
Metaphor- a comparison between two unlike things without a comparative word
-While both similes and metaphor compare unlike things, a simile uses a comparative word unlike a metaphor, which does not.
Sammy Miller
Decorum – the appropriate matching of a word, element, style, tone, etc. to the subject
Paradox – a situation or statement that seems to be self-contradictory at first, but later turns out to be truthful
Anaphora – the repeating of a word or phrase throughout the work in order to create stress or emphasis on that word or phrase
Assonance – the repetition of the vowel sounds in different words to create emphasis on certain ideas
Alliteration – the grouping of at least two words beginning with the same letter to highlight ideas
*Anaphora, assonance, and alliteration are very similar poetic devices in that they both use repetition to emphasize a point. They differ, however, because while an anaphora repeats words or phrases, assonance only repeats the vowel sounds, and alliteration uses a string of words that begin with the same consonant sound.
-Tsieomei Ly
Imagery - Use of descriptive words that evoke a sensory response from the reader. Words that make the reader see and feel what’s going on.
Onomatopoeia - Use of words that have sounds that literally make the meaning of the word. Words used in comic books such as POW! BING! BANG! BOOM!
Rhyme - a regular recurrence of corresponding sounds, esp. at the ends of lines.
POV - The way in which the story is told. Who saw it, and who’s speaking. Poems are often written in either first person or third person.
Repetition - repeating words, phrases, sounds or anything in a poem. Often used to highlight key ideas or something of importance.
Denotation - The literal or primary meaning of a word, as opposed to the feelings or ideas that the specific word may suggest.
Rhetoric - A figure of speech designed to have a persuasive effect
Idiom - A form of linguistic expression natural to a person due to their social class, group, or territorial region. Ex: Would you like a, pop vs. soda.
Personification - Giving physical, human qualities to inanimate things or nonhuman objects to enhance its description.
Explication - A comprehensive analysis of a literary poem or story in order to disclose the work’s true meaning. Usually examined slowly through individual lines or words.
Caetlyn Caldwell
Stanza – the way the lines of a poem are organized in order to emphasis meter, rhyme, or theme
Stress – the emphasis placed on a certain syllable (TERRitory, aGAINST, ferOcious)
Anaphora – used as an alternative to a traditional rhyming scheme in poetry; when vowel sounds are repeated instead of the last part of the word, causing a sound of resemblance of words in the verse (folly, stony, coldly)
Imagery – language that describes something experienced by one of the five senses
Symbolism – the use of language to have an object or action represent something else because of its relationship to something, or an associate by resemblance or function
Rhyme – when, in corresponding words or lines of a verse, the last syllables of words are the same
Simile: a comparison between two dissimilar things in which the words like or as are used.
Diction: the kind of vocabulary an author uses.
Aphorism: a short statement that sums up a basic, universal truth.
Hyperbole: an extreme exaggeration or overstatement.
Repetition: when a sound, phrase, clause, or sentence is used more than once.
Narrative Ballad- a ballad that narrates a story in the form of stanzas, two or more lines that follow a rhyme or pattern.
High or Formal Diction- using specific and sometimes complex words to express certain emotions or the poet’s state of mind in his/her poem by rigorously following the rules of syntax. (ex. A poet who uses high or formal diction will use the word construed instead of thought)
Middle or Neutral Diction- using formal language to express an emotion of the poet’s state of mind but avoids complex words (ex. Because I Could Not Stop for Death)
Low or Informal Diction- using informal language and colloquial words in a poem; usually doesn't follow grammatical rules. (ex. He thought he’d list)
Antithesis- a figure of speech in which two completely opposite phrases or ideas are placed together to emphasize an irony.
Imagery – words used to conjure up sight in the mind of the reader
Anaphora – the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of a series of sentences
Diction- choice of words to convey a more specific emotional meaning
Syntax- the way words are put together
Meter- a pattern of rhythmic accents
Narrative poem- tells a story, and can either be long or short in length.
Didactic poetry- teaches lessons; usually gives advice or moral instruction.
Blank verse- unrhymed lines of a verse, which are commonly in iambic pentameter.
Meter- measures the rhythm of a line of poetry.
Assonance- rhyme in which the same vowel sounds are used with different consonants.
Foreshadowing – Hints and clues given in the beginning of a certain literary work which imply how the ending will turn out.
Anthropomorphism/Personification – When the author gives human characteristics to objects or animals.
Hyperbole – A statement in a literary work that declares exaggerated descriptions (usually very full of superlatives).
Imagery – When the author uses detailed words to describe a setting, object, or character so that the reader receives a mental picture of what’s going on in the plot.
Repetition – When the writer repeats a phrase or word to emphasize on a specific idea for the reader.
-Alice Kim
assonance: the repetition of vowel sounds in words close enough together so that the echo of sound is perceptible; often used to emphasize an idea
onomatopoeia: words or combinations of words used to describe sounds
caesura: often denoted by punctuation, the pause(s) within or between lines of verse in poetry
personification: the use of human traits, feelings, or actions to describe inanimate objects
imagery: in poetry, images created by descriptive language used to evoke sensory feelings: taste, touch, smell, sound
-alex withers
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