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Poetry Terms

Poetry Terms. Term. What it is. Example. Personification. A description of an object, an animal, or an idea as if it was human. "Ah, William, we're weary of weather," said the sunflowers, shining with dew. "Our traveling habits have tired us. Can you give us a room with a view?. Term.

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Poetry Terms

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  1. Poetry Terms

  2. Term What it is Example Personification A description of an object, an animal, or an idea as if it was human. "Ah, William, we're weary of weather," said the sunflowers, shining with dew. "Our traveling habits have tired us. Can you give us a room with a view?

  3. Term What it is Example Metaphor A comparison between two unlike things that does not include the word like or as. Hint: When you see the word is John is a real pig when he eats. America is a melting pot.

  4. Term What it is Example Literal The exact meaning of a word or phrase. Home: a house, apartment, or other shelter that is the usual residence of a person, family, or household.

  5. Term What it is Example Figurative Language used in a nonliteral way to express a relationship between unlike things. Simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole “Her smile was a rainbow.”

  6. Term What it is Example Alliteration The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet From: “Acquainted with the Night” by Robert Frost

  7. Term What it is Example Hyperbole An exaggeration I am so hungry I could eat a horse.

  8. Term What it is Example Onomatopoeia The use of words whose sounds echo their meanings, such as buzz.

  9. Term What it is Example Stanza A group of two or more lines that form a unit in a poem. Last Night I Dreamed of Chickens by Jack Prelutsky Last night I dreamed of chickens,there were chickens everywhere,they were standing on my stomach,they were nesting in my hair,they were pecking at my pillow,they were hopping on my head,they were ruffling up their feathersas they raced about my bed. They were on the chairs and tables,they were on the chandeliers,they were roosting in the corners,they were clucking in my ears,there were chickens, chickens, chickensfor as far as I could see...when I woke today, I noticedthere were eggs on top of me.

  10. Term What it is Example Implicit textual evidence Indirect (not stated outright) information in a poem that helps you understand the meaning. From: “i carry your heart with me” by e.e. cummings i carry your heart with me (i carry it in my heart) i am never without it (anywhere i go you go, my dear.) Based on the poem, what do you think the author is really trying to say?

  11. Term What it is Example Explicit textual evidence Clear, openly stated information in a poem that tells you the meaning. This Is Just To Say by William Carlos Williams I have eaten the plums that were in the icebox and which you were probably saving for breakfast Forgive me they were delicious so sweet and so cold

  12. Term What it is Example Rhyme The repetition of sounds at the ends of words. Dreams By Langston Hughes Hold fast to dreamsFor if dreams dieLife is a broken-winged birdThat cannot fly.Hold fast to dreamsFor when dreams goLife is a barren fieldFrozen with snow.

  13. Term What it is Example Repetition The use of a word, phrase, sound, or line more than once. By e. e. cummings (will you teach a wretch to live straighter than a needle) ask her ask when (ask and ask and ask again and)ask a brittle little person fiddling in the rain

  14. Term What it is Example Simile A comparison between two unlike things that includes the word like or as. Dream Deferred by Langston Hughes What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore-- And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over-- like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode?

  15. Term What it is Example Connotation A connection that a word or phrase makes you think of. “Home” can make you think of family, warmth, comfort, etc.

  16. Term What it is Example Setting Where and when a story/poem takes place. The day, season, place, room, time, year, etc. Harry Potter: Where: Hogwarts Castle, England When: present day

  17. Term What it is Example Theme The underlying message of the poem. The message the author wants you to get. Love, patriotism, regret, overcoming obstacles, believing in yourself, etc.

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