Keystone Poetry/lit vocab

poetry with fourteen lines that has a formal rhyme scheme and ten syllables per line

an exaggeration or overstatement

language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect/feeling

text aims to evoke an emotional experience in reader uses meter imagery connotative words

comparison between 2 unlike things that continues throughout a series of sentences or lines

main idea /major idea of a literary work broad enough to cover the scope of it

give reasons through an explanation to convey & represent the meaning or understanding of text

tool used by the author to enliven and provide voice to the text ( dialogue, alliteration)

only 1 characters thoughts & feelings are revealed Uses the pronouns: he, she, it, they

the voice used by an author to tell/narrate a story or poem

the rhyming pattern, meter, grammar and imagery used by a poet to convey meaning

descriptive/figurative language in literary work; use of language to create sensory impressions

pair of lines that usually rhymes

narrator is an observer no characters thoughts or feelings are revealed signals he she it, they

used mainly with instruction manuals, recipes, giving directions, & poetry. Uses you, yours.

elements of literature that emphasize sound (consonance, alliteration, rhyme, onomatopoeia)

poetry that does not have a rhyme scheme or regular meter

an object or abstract idea giving human qualities or human form (Flowers danced about the lawn)

the use of words that imitate sounds ex- snap, crackle, pop

poetry that tells a story using short 4 line stanzas

prevailing emotions or atmosphere of work derived from literary devices & literary elements

a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem

position of narrator in relation to the story indicated by narrator's outlook

a recurring subject, theme, or idea in a literary work.

comparison of two things using like or as

attempts to persuade reader by repeating a word or phrase, or rewording same idea over again

narrator knows all characters thoughts & feelings Uses she, she, it, they (all knowing)

uses the pronouns: I, me, my, mine, we, our, ours.

the comparison of two unlike things in which no words of comparison (like or as) are used

the repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words

the attitude of the author toward the audience, characters, subject or the work itself