3. Definition: a group of lines from a poem Example: "I'm nobody! Who are you?" by Emily Dickinson I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too? Then there's a pair of us — don't tell! They'd banish us, you know. How dreary to be somebody! How public, like a frog To tell your name the livelong day To an admiring bog!

4. Definition: two consecutive rhyming lines Examples: "I'm nobody! Who are you?" by Emily Dickinson I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too? Then there's a pair of us — don't tell! They'd banish us, you know. How dreary to be somebody! How public, like a frog To tell your name the livelong day To an admiring bog!

5. Definition: a pattern of end rhymes in a poem Examples: –Shakespearean: abab/cdcd/efef/gg –Petrarchan: abba/abba/cdecde "I'm nobody! Who are you?" by Emily Dickinson I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too? Then there's a pair of us — don't tell! They'd banish us, you know. How dreary to be somebody! How public, like a frog To tell your name the livelong day To an admiring bog!

6. Definition: repetition of consonant sounds in several words that are close together Examples: –The creepy creature crawled toward Craig.

7. Definition: Comparison of two unlike things using “like” or “as” Examples: Fast as a cat Slow as a turtle Smelly as manure Clean as a window Dangerous as a bomb Safe as a lock Jumpy as a kangaroo

8. Definition: a comparison of two unlike things without “like” or “as” Examples: –Her heart is stone. –Her eyes are diamonds.

9. Definition: Any language using the five senses Examples: -Sight: Shiny -Taste: Sour -Touch: Rough -Hear: Whispering -Smell: Stinky

10. Definition : Words whose sounds imitate their meaning. Examples: BOOM, CRASH, BANG, RING

11. Definition: a songlike poem that often tells a sad story Examples: –“The Dying Cowboy”

12. Definition: a poem that expresses the personal feelings of the speaker Examples: –“You Don’t Know What You’re Getting Into” –“Valentine for Ernest Mann”

13. Definition: a long narrative poem about the deeds of a great hero Examples: –“Beowulf”

14. Definition: a 14- line lyric poem that follows strict rules of structure, meter, and rhyme Examples: –Shakespearean sonnet: “Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day”

15. Definition: a long lyric poem, usually praising a person or thing Examples: –“Ode to My Feet” –“Ode to a Frog”

16. Definition: a poem mourning a person’s death Examples: –“An Elegy for Anne Frank” –“O Captain, My Captain”

17. Definition: a poem without a regular rhyme scheme or meter Examples: –“I Hear America Singing”

18. Definition: the message or moral of a story or poem Examples: –Don’t judge a book by its cover. –A brave person can accomplish the unexpected.

19. Definition: a person, place, or thing that has a deeper meaning Examples: –Heart = love –Dove = peace

20. Definition: an exaggeration Examples: –The elephant weighed a million pounds! –She talks on the phone forever!

21. Definition: the way a writer uses language Examples: –Edgar Allen Poe: Uses lots of dashes & exclamation points

22. Definition: the speaker’s attitude about his/her subject Examples: In Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech, he speaks passionately about civil rights. I have a dream!

23. Definition: the feelings the reader gets when reading a poem or story Examples: –The “The Tell- Tale Heart” is scary and intense.