1. POETERY LITERARY TERMS
Allusion: Reference to a well-known person, place, event, or work of art. Allusions suggest complex ideas simply and easily. Example – An apple can be an allusion to the Bible and Man’s loss of innocent.
Connotation: A set of associations with a given word that help define its meaning and use. Example – Ever since the September 11 terrorist attack on America, the numbers 911 have taken on a special meaning.

2. POETERY LITERARY TERMS
Cinquain
A cinquain has five lines.
Line 1 is one word (the title) Line 2 is two words that describe the title. Line 3 is three words that tell the action Line 4 is four words that express the feeling Line 5 is one word that recalls the title
Couplet:
A stanza consisting of two consecutive lines, usually rhymed. Example:
I think that I shall never see
A poem as lovely as a tree

3. POETRY LITERARY TERMS Diction:
Word choice that determines a writer’s style and tone.
Elegy   A sad and thoughtful poem lamenting the death of a person.

4. POETRY LITERARY TERMS Figurative Language:
Writing or speech not meant to be interpreted literally.
Free Verse:
A poem that doesn’t use rhyming words to create a sense of rhythm, beat, or flow.

5. POETRY LITERARY TERMS
Literal Language: Writing or speech that is meant to be interpreted literally. The words mean exactly what they say.
Metaphor:
A comparison of two or more things that are not alike without the use of “as” or “like.”

6. POETRY LITERARY TERMS Quatrain:
A stanza or poem of four lines. Lines 2 and 4 must rhyme. Lines 1 and 3 may or may not rhyme. Rhyming lines should have a similar number of syllables.
Rhyme Scheme:
The way a poem uses rhyming words to create a sense of rhythm, beat, or flow.

7. POETRY LITERARY TERMS Simile:
A comparison of two or more things that are not alike through the use of either “as” or “like.”
Speaker:
Person who says the words of a poem, not to be confused with the author of the work.

8. POETRY LITERARY TERMS Stanza:
A fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit in a poem. Stanzas are basically the paragraphs of a poem.
Style:
A writer’s way of writing, determined by factors such as diction, imagery, syntax, formality, and organization.

9. POETRY LITERARY TERMS Symbol:
An object that stands for something else. Example: Winter can symbolize death.
Tone:
A writer’s attitude toward his or her subject and audience. The writer’s tone can be serious, funny, formal, informal, bitter, angry, happy, etc.

10. POETRY LITERARY TERMS Mood:
Similar to TONE, mood is the emotional quality of the work of literature. The mood of a poem, for example, can be funny, serious, sad, angry, happy, mysterious, scary, etc.
Alliteration:
The repetition of the same consonant sound in two or more words in a row. For example: Telly told Ted to take Todd to Tina's Toyota.

11. POETRY LITERARY TERMS Assonance:
The repetition of the same vowel sound in two or more words in a row. For example: "How now brown cow." Remember, your vowels are A, E, I, O,U, and sometimes Y. Every other letter will be a consonant.
Hyperbole:
An intentional exaggeration used to emphasize an idea and create a visual image in the reader's mind. For example, "He caught a fish as big as a whale."

12. POETRY LITERARY TERMS Onomatopoeia:
The use of words that imitate sounds. For example, SNAP, CRACK, POP, POW, BAM, SLAM.
Personification:
A literary technique where the author / poet gives a nonhuman object human-like qualities. Example: “The clouds cried cold tears.”

13. Rhyme Scheme:
The regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem. The rhyme scheme of a poem is indicated by using different letters of the alphabet for each new rhyme. For example:
Roses are red, A
Violets are blue; B
Sugar is sweet, C
And so are you. B

14. POETRY LITERARY TERMS Imagery:
Descriptive language poets use to create word pictures (images). Images are enhanced by SENSORY LANGUAGE.
Sensory Language: Descriptive language that relates to the five senses (sight, touch, taste, sound, smell).