Unit 3: Vocabulary

Refers to the use of the same word or phrase multiple times and is a fundamental poetic technique.

A word opposite in meaning to another word.

A spoken or written account of connected events; a story. They can be fiction AND non-fiction!

The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman.

A division of a poem consisting of two or more lines arranged together as a unit.

A Word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same language.

The pattern of beats in a line of poetry; A combination of how many beats there are and the arrangement of stresses.

An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

A type of poem which tells a story. It uses the poetic techniques like rhyme, rhythm, similes and metaphor.

An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

What is the title/topic of Unit 3?

A figure of speech comparing two things that is often introduced by “like” or “as”.

A widely used saying or expression containing a figurative meaning that differs from the phrase’s literal meaning.

A subdivision of a poem, specifically a group of words arranged into a row that ends for multiple reasons.

Language that’s intended to create an image or other effect in the mind of the reader that goes beyond the literal.

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.