1. Poetry Vocabulary

2. Concentrated language consisting of rhythm and sound
Poetry
Concentrated language consisting of rhythm and sound

3. Syntax
Definition the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language

4. Diction
Definition the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing

5. Imagery
Definition visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work

6. Onomatopoeia
Definition the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named

7. Oxymoron
Definition a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction

8. Paradox
Definition A paradox is a statement that, despite apparently sound reasoning from true premises, leads to an apparently self- contradictory or logically unacceptable conclusion

9. Personification
Definition the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form

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

11. Hyperbole
Definition exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

12. Understatement
Definition the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is

13. Simile
Definition a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (using ‘like’ or ‘as’)

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

15. Alliteration
Definition the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words

16. Assonance
Definition in poetry, the repetition of the sound of a vowel or diphthong in non-rhyming stressed syllables near enough to each other for the echo to be discernible

17. Allegory
Definition a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one

18. Symbol
Definition a mark or character used as a conventional representation of an object, function, or process, e.g., the letter or letters standing for a chemical element or a character in musical notation

19. Irony
Definition the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect

20. Tone
Definition the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc.

21. Point of View Definition the perspective from which a story is told.
First person: using "I" or "we,”
Third person: "he," "she" or "it"
Third person omniscient: all- knowing
Second person: "you"

22. Conflict
Definition a struggle between two opposing forces