Literary Terms in Poetry 1
WHAT IS A reference to a historical figure, place, or event? 2
A reference to a historical figure, place, or event. ALLUSION A reference to a historical figure, place, or event. 3
The teams competed in a David and Goliath struggle. ALLUSION The teams competed in a David and Goliath struggle.
WHAT IS A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor?
Hyperbole A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor.
He was so hungry he could have eaten a horse. Hyperbole He was so hungry he could have eaten a horse.
WHAT IS A direct comparison between two basically different things. A simile is introduced by the words “like” or “as”?
SIMILE A direct comparison between two basically different things. A simile is introduced by the words “like” or “as”.
My love is like a red, red rose. SIMILE My love is like a red, red rose.
WHAT IS A comparison between two different things not using the words “like” or “as”?
METAPHOR A comparison between two different things not using the words “like” or “as”.
The eyes were daggers that cut right through me. METAPHOR The eyes were daggers that cut right through me.
Human characteristics given to non-human animals, objects, or ideas? WHAT IS Human characteristics given to non-human animals, objects, or ideas?
PERSONIFICATION Human characteristics are given to non-human animals, objects, or ideas.
My stereo walked out of my car. PERSONIFICATION My stereo walked out of my car.
WHAT IS The voice that communicates with the reader of a poem, similar to a narrator of a story. This is usually a character separate from the actual poet?
Speaker The voice that communicates with the reader of a poem, similar to a narrator of a story. This is usually a character separate from the actual poet.
WHAT IS A group of lines forming a unit in a poem (as a paragraph in a story would)?
Stanza A group of lines forming a unit in a poem (as a paragraph in a story would).
Stanza
WHAT IS The use of sensory details that appeal to the five senses?
The use of sensory details that appeal to the five senses. IMAGERY The use of sensory details that appeal to the five senses.
Cold, wet leaves floating on moss-colored water. IMAGERY Cold, wet leaves floating on moss-colored water.
A figure of speech which imitates the sound of what it describes? WHAT IS A figure of speech which imitates the sound of what it describes?
A figure of speech which imitates the sound of what it describes. Onomatopeia A figure of speech which imitates the sound of what it describes.
Onomatopoeia Boom! Crash!
WHAT IS The overall emotional feeling of a work?
The overall emotional feeling of a work. MOOD The overall emotional feeling of a work.
MOOD
WHAT IS A pair of words consisting of two seemingly contradictory (opposing/opposite) terms?
A pair of words consisting of two seemingly contradictory terms. Oxymoron A pair of words consisting of two seemingly contradictory terms.
Oxymoron Jumbo Shrimp
The repetition of identical sounds at the ends of lines of poetry? WHAT IS The repetition of identical sounds at the ends of lines of poetry?
The repetition of identical sounds at the ends of lines of poetry. END RHYME The repetition of identical sounds at the ends of lines of poetry.
END RHYME
END RHYME END RHYME can create a RHYME SCHEME!
WHAT IS The repetition of identical sounds within a line of poetry?
The repetition of identical sounds within a line of poetry. INTERNAL RHYME The repetition of identical sounds within a line of poetry.
“We three shall flee across the sea to Italy.” Or INTERNAL RHYME “We three shall flee across the sea to Italy.” Or “Hold infinity in the palm of your hand And eternity in an hour.”
WHAT IS A slant rhyme or half rhyme occurs when the vowel sounds are not quite identical?
SLANT RHYME A slant rhyme or half rhyme occurs when the vowel sounds are not quite identical.
SLANT RHYME
Which words make up the slant rhyme? As we walked up to the place She entered, face locked in a daze.
WHAT IS The pattern that the end rhymes form in a poem or stanza?
The pattern that the end rhymes form in a poem or stanza. Rhyme Scheme The pattern that the end rhymes form in a poem or stanza.
Roses are red. a Violets are blue. b Sugar is sweet, c Rhyme Scheme Roses are red. a Violets are blue. b Sugar is sweet, c and so are you. b
What is The repeating of a sound, word, phrase, or more in a given literary work.
REPETITION The repeating of a sound, word, phrase, or more in a given literary work.
“I sprang to the stirrup, and Jarvis, and he; REPETITION “I sprang to the stirrup, and Jarvis, and he; I galloped, Derrick galloped, we galloped all three”
WHAT IS The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words?
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words. ALLITERATION The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words.
“Swiftly, swiftly flew the ship” ALLITERATION “Swiftly, swiftly flew the ship”
ALLITERATION
WHAT IS The repetition of consonant sounds?
CONSONANCE The repetition of consonant sounds that are preceded by different vowel sounds.
“Wherever we go-- silence will fall like the dew” CONSONANCE “Wherever we go-- silence will fall like the dew”
The repetition of vowel sounds within words in a line of poetry. Assonance The repetition of vowel sounds within words in a line of poetry.
“Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” Assonance Whose woods these are I think I know. “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost
WHAT IS Something concrete, such as an object, action, character, or scene that stands for something abstract such as a concept or an idea?
SYMBOL/SYMBOLISM Something concrete, such as an object, action, character, or scene that stands for something abstract such as a concept or an idea.
“Do not go gentle into that good night SYMBOL/SYMBOLISM “Do not go gentle into that good night Rage, Rage against the dying of the light” Both phrases are symbols that stand for death.
WHAT IS The main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work?
The main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work. THEME The main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work.
Find the theme of this poem Link : The Road Less Traveled By Robert Frost Slide 7, 9, 11, 13, 15