Poetry Terms

Comparisons in Poetry Metaphor: comparing two things that are not the same. Example The baby is a sour lemon Comparing the baby and the lemon Example My friend is a rock Comparing the friend and the rock

Comparisons in Poetry Simile: Comparing two things that are not the same, but you are using, “like” or “as” Example The stars are like diamonds in the sky Comparing stars to diamonds Example My friend is like a rock Comparing friend and rock

Poetry Terms Alliteration Repeating the same letter (same sound) at the beginning of the words Example lady lounges lazily (L sound is repeating) The moan of doves in immemorial elms, And murmuring of innumerable bees. (M sound is repeating)

Poetry Terms onomatopoeia is a figure of speech that employs a word, or occasionally, a grouping of words, that imitates, echoes, or suggests the object it is describing: Examples "bang", "click", "fizz", "hush" or "buzz", or animal noises such as "moo", "quack" or "meow".

Poetry Terms Hyperbole A figure of speech (a form of irony) in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect; an extravagant statement.figure of speechirony I could eat a horse. Running faster than the speed of light I waited in line for centuries Hyperboles could look like similes He is as tall as the CN Tower. He is as fast as the speed of light

Alliteration poems Continue the alliteration poem. This is the first line of the poem. Come up with 8 more lines for this poem. Include two other terms that we have covered in class. (Metaphor, simile, hyperbole, onomatopoeia.) Sudden storm startles spectators Porky pig picks on purple penguins Cheering crowd claps confidently Fair weather fans finally flee Molly Mumbley munches on messy mangoes Yuri Yawney yells at yellow yaks

Personification Literary term that gives human qualities to non human things Example The storm sang a beautiful song on that stormy day. Storm- human quality is singing Example The wind spoke to me yesterday.

Personification Make the non living object an example of personification. Come up with a sentence giving a human quality to a non human thing. 1. sun (sings)8. computer (laughed) 2. boat (cries)9. essay (yelled) 3. storm (yells)10. car (cried) 4. tree (stretch)11. pencil (talks) 5. car (coughed)12. pen (yawns) 6. tires (screams) 7. television (weeps)

Casey at Bat Why were the Mudville fans down at the beginning of the poem? Find an example of a simile, and personification from this poem? Why was everyone happy when the Casey came up to bat? Find an example from the poem? How would you describe Casey as a person? Find an example from the poem? How would you describe the mood of the poem after Casey let the ball go past him a second strike? What is the climax in this poem? How did the fans feel at the end of the poem?

Poetry Terms Assonance: Assonance is the repetition of vowel-sounds within non- rhyming words. In Poe's, "Bells" he uses assonance of the vowel "e:“ Hear the mellow wedding bells. Assonance of the vowel "u" used by Robert Louis Stevenson: The crumbling thunder of seas

Poetry Terms Consonance: Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds within words. Consonance is very similar to alliteration, but the distinction between the two lies in the placement of the sounds. If the repeated sound is at the start of the words, it is alliteration. If it is anywhere else, it is consonance. In most cases, consonance refers to the end sound (like "nk" in blank and think Example Lady lounges lazily (Repeating “l” sound) Dark deep dread crept in (Repeating “d” sound)

Poetry Terms Oxymoron Placing single word opposites beside each other for dramatic effect Example Hot ice (Hot-warm) (ice-cold) Jumbo shrimp (jumbo-large) (shrimp- small)

Oxymoron State what is the oxymoron in the following sentences 1. The student teacher taught our class the other day. 2. The students brought a jumbo shrimp platter to the party. 3. The criminal’s cruel kindness was on display in the court room. 4. “I’m almost done!” said the student. 5. The police are trying to sort through the accurate rumors that the received from the community. 6. The girl is awfully pretty to be wearing that dress to the party. 7. The Great Depression was one subject we covered in history. 8. I am all alone here at the drugstore.

Poetry Terms Mood The emotion of the poem. The predominant feeling in the poem Tone The narrator’s attitude toward the subject of the poem and, sometimes, toward the reader of the poem Symbol Something that represents something else Dove-peace Red- Danger