Poetry Academic Vocabulary

Language layered with meaning by word images and figures of speech (simile, metaphor, etc.)

Giving human traits to objects, animals or ideas.

Comparing two or more things without using like or as.

The use of symbols to represent abstract ideas in concrete ways.

The poet's choice of words is called what?

The words a poet uses to help the reader experience the sense elements of a poem.

A seemingly contradictory statement like "less is more" that reveals a deeper truth.

The repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of words.

A word that imitates the natural sound of something.

When the words that a speaker says are the opposite of what he/she means.

The perspective from which the events of the poem are told.

The central or universal idea of a poem which often transcends social and cultural boundaries.

An extreme exaggeration used to show strong feeling or effect.

What is the author's particular attitude either state or implied in the writing?

The basic form of a poem including its visual presentation (e.g. stanza, line length).

Comparing two or more things using like or as.