20-2 Poetry Terms

Tells the story of an event in the form of a poem.

You snore louder than a freight train.

Clean as a whistle

A play on words

Type of Poem: does not follow any rules.

The day of his death was a dark cold death

Who the text is created for

He turned over a new leaf

detaches from the reality and addresses an imaginary character in his speech.

The boy whistled in my ear

a poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas. Has a chorus or refrain

He whiffed the aroma of brewed coffee.

My hairdresser has a really awful hairstyle

My wife has a smile which rivals the Mona Lisa

This ancient form of poem writing is renowned for its small size (3 lines)

How the speaker or author feelings towards the subject matter

A character is unaware that he is being cheated on, but the audience knows.

The overall feeling as developed by setting.

a five-line witty poem with a distinctive rhythm.

My father is as sharp as a pin.

The use of words that imitate the sound.

Don't be a Judas

correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words,

Bob is like a bull in a china shop

Refers to the subcategory of literature. (In this case, poetry)

A Comparison of two unalike things using like or as

I usually take steps to avoid elevators.

A figure of speech in which a comparison is made without like or as.

The sun announced that it was time to get up

This is the reason WHY that a piece of text is created.

Irony: When there is a contrast between the result of a situation and the expected results.

A piece of writing that partakes of the nature of both speech and song

a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa.

I've seen this movie a million times

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent words

Less is more

The burning wood hissed and crackled.

refers to the use of words with sharp, harsh, hissing and unmelodious sounds

A figure of speech with apparently contradictory terms appear next to each other.

defined as a main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work

The sun played hide and seek with the clouds.

Takes place when two or more words close to one another repeat the same vowel sound

The repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words

The world is my oyster.

The use of successive verbal constructions that correspond in grammatical structure

A figure of speech which makes a brief indirect reference to a person, place or event.

Did you pass wind?

The chocolate ice cream is calling my name.

The person who is "speaking" within a poem.

With bloody blameful blade

"Wow! This bathroom smells fresh!" (But it isn't)

Definition: A polite expression used in place of harsh words or phrases

How the reader feels based on events, diction and development of plot.

deeply shallow

The division of a poem

The engineer held the steering to steer the vehicle.

A fourteen lined poem, with a set meter, and rhyme scheme

What is the function of punctuation in poetry?

Irony: When the audience or reader is aware of information that characters are not aware of.

A figure of speech in which a thing, idea or object is given human characteristics

The guitar twanged

Wide-eyed and wondering while we wait for others to waken

A seemingly contradictory statement

An angry bird landed on a door knob. Then flew off the handle.

correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words,

Tragic comedy

An exaggeration

a formal type of poetry which expresses personal emotions or feelings

the use of words having pleasant and harmonious effects

You need to be cruel to be kind

He has tons of money

Your cat needs to be put to sleep

organized chaos

a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought.

Type of Poem: Verse without rhyme. Has a set rhythm

Bang

Love is a battlefield

Irony: When what is said and what is meant are opposite.