Poetry

The "M" in S.M.I.L.E. analysis means

A brief reference to a real or fictional person, event, place, or work of art.

An object or action that means something more than its literal meaning.

The "S" in S.M.I.L.E. analysis means

The measured arrangement of sounds/beats in a poem.

This occurs when one line ends without a pause or any punctuation & continues to the next line.

The recurrence of stressed & unstressed sounds in poetry.

A story/narrative in poetic form.

A word that sounds like what it means. Ex: buzz, click, bang, sizzle

The occurrence of the same letter or sound of the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

The repetition of vowel sounds in a chunk of text.

The repetition of consonant sounds, but not vowels, in a chunk of text.

The attitude the poem's narrator takes toward a subject or character (ex: serious, humorous, etc.).

The "L" in S.M.I.L.E. analysis means

A unified group of lines in poetry (often marked by spacing between sections of a poem).

The "I" in S.M.I.L.E. analysis means

The central meaning or dominant message the poet is trying to deliver to the reader.

Poetry that does not rhyme or have a measurable meter.

The author's specific word choice.

A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things using words, such as "like" or "as".

A single line of poetry

The "E" in S.M.I.L.E. analysis means

A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things without using words such as "like" or "as."