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exact meaning of the word;
ex. heart to organ |
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the addressing of an inanimate object;
talking to nature/darkness |
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obvious exaggeration
"It was as hot as hell"
"i'll die without it" |
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the commencement of two or more words of a word group with the same letter
ex: sally sells seashells by the seashore |
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the representation of a thing or abstraction in the form of a person.
ex: the wind whistled, |
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as it sounds.
ex: EEEEK, BAM |
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a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in “she is like a rose.”
(using like or as) |
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rhyme of the terminal syllables of lines of poetry.
ex: the deer ran away,
it was a hot summer day. |
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| an arrangement of a certain number of lines, usually four or more, sometimes having a fixed length, meter, or rhyme scheme, forming a division of a poem. (paragraph of a poem) |
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| a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.” "The little girl was a ray of sunshine." |
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something used for or regarded as representing something else
ex: light (Frankenstein) |
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Restraint or lack of emphasis in expression, as for rhetorical effect.
"Ms. Thomas kind of drinks coffee." |
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| a poem, properly expressive of a single, complete thought, idea, or sentiment, of 14 lines. (couplet at the end) |
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a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication.
ex: "Paradise Lost" |
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secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning.
ex: word has two meanings.
oh, thats sweet! (sweet also mean sugary) |
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| rhyme in which either the vowels or the consonants of stressed syllables are identical, as in eyes, light; years, yours. |
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| a pair of successive lines that rhyme and are of the same length. (only comes at the end) |
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the feeling of the poem.
ex: dark, mysterious (frankenstein) |
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| poetry that tells a story |
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