Know the Lingo

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Alliteration

words that are close together start with the same letter or sound. EX: She Sells Seashells.

Allusion

when you mention a person, event, place, or work of art in a short way without explaining it fully. EX: He was a real Romeo with the ladies

Assonance

when the same vowel sound is repeated in nearby words.

EX: The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain

Ballad

A story/Narrative in a poetic form

consonance

when the same consonant sound is repeated in nearby words, but not the vowels.

EX: The black cat sat on the mat

Diction

The authors specific word choice

Enjambment

happens when a sentence or thought runs over from one line of poetry to the next without a pause or punctuation at the end of the first line.

free verse

does not follow a specific rhyme or meter pattern.

metaphor

a figure of speech that compares two things with out “like” or “as”

Meter

the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem.

Onomoatopoeia

a word that sounds like what it means.

EX: buzz, click, bang

rhythm

the recurrence of stressed and unstressed sounds in poetry. depending on how sounds are arranged, the rhythm of a poem may be fast or slow, choppy or smooth.

simile

a figure of speech using “like” or “as”

stanza

a group of lines in a poem, often separated by a space.

symbol

an object, action, or event that represents something beyond its literal meaning.

theme

the central meaning or dominant message the poet is trying to deliver to the reader.

tone

the attitude of the narrator. could sound serious, humorous, etc..

verse

a single line of poetry