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Additional Terminology Review. Ms. Ridgway Mrs. Kavalar LA9. Alliteration. n. The repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables For example: "on scrolls of silver snowy sentences" (Hart Crane). Allusion.
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AdditionalTerminology Review Ms. Ridgway Mrs. KavalarLA9
Alliteration n. The repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables For example: "on scrolls of silver snowy sentences"(Hart Crane).
Allusion n. A passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication: an allusion to Shakespeare. For example, an author who writes, “She was another Helen,” is alluding to the proverbial beauty of Helen of Troy.
Simile n. A common figure of speech that explicitly compares two things usually considered different. Most similes are introduced by like or as. For example: “The realization hit me like a bucket of cold water.”
Metaphor n. The comparison of one thing to another without the use of like or as. For example:“A man is but a weak reed” or “The road was a ribbon of moonlight.”
Figure of Speech n. any expressive use of language, as a metaphor, simile, personification, or antithesis, in which words are used in other than their literal sense, or in other than their ordinary locutions, in order to suggest a picture or image or for other special effect. For example, “Walls have ears.”
Image n. A phrase used to paint a mental picture through describing one of the five senses (smell, touch, taste, see, and hearing). For example, it smelled like freshly baked chocolate chip cookies.
Onomatopoeia n. The formation of a word, as cuckoo or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent. For example, buzz, hiss, and ding.
Personification n. The attribution of a personal nature or character to inanimate objects or abstract notions, esp. as a rhetorical figure. For example, “Hunger sat shivering on the road” or “Flowers danced about the lawn.”
Rhyme n. Identity in sound of some part, esp. the end, of words or lines of verse. For example, find is a rhyme for mind and womankind.
Speaker vs. Author The author wrote the poem. The speaker is the person speaking in the poem. For example, Emily Dickinson (author) once wrote a poem from a little boy’s perspective (speaker).
