Spoon River Anthology

a reference made in one literary work to an element that appears in another literary work.

an inscription on a gravestone; a quotation or lines which summarize the life of the deceased

words, phrases, or ideas in a poem that are repeated

a group of lines in poetry that appear together, separated from other lines

phrases or lines of similar construction found at various points in a poem

illustrating one idea through a more well-known idea, which has similarities to the first

a collection of short literary works (poems, stories, plays, essays) put into a single volume

the author’s (or narrator’s) feelings about the subject matter

not a character in the poem and tells of other characters/events from a omniscient POV

a comparison in which one thing is said to be another thing

language that uses comparisons and non-literal meanings

repetition of vowel sounds in lines of poetry

incongruity between expectation and outcome

when the audience (reader, listener, viewer) knows something a character in work doesn’t know

a regularly recurring phrase or verse in a poem

a question that does not require an answer; the effect is achieved just by asking the question

A general statement about life that is illustrated by a poem or story

the person or "voice" telling the story or relating the description; the "speaker"

The speaker is a character in the poem and tells it from his/her own point of view.

poetry with no regular meter, rhyme, or line length

the feeling the poem creates in the reader

repetition of initial consonant sounds

words that suggest the opposite of their literal meaning (e.g., sarcasm)

description that appeals to any of the five senses

a thing that represents or suggests something besides or beyond itself

when the opposite of what is expected happens

a comparison that is carried throughout the poem as a unifying element

implied or indirect reference to an historical event or character, a work of art or literature

the perspective from which the poem is presented

a metaphor is which a non-human thing is given human characteristics

comparison that uses a specific word of comparison: like, as, than