Poetry Flashcards
1
Q
Simile
A
Compares 2 unlike things with like or as
2
Q
Metaphor
A
Direct comparison of unlike things
3
Q
Anthropomorphism
A
Literally giving human attributes to something
4
Q
Apostrophe
A
Addressing a dead/ absent person as if they were present
5
Q
Metonymy
A
The use of something clearly related for what is actually meant
6
Q
Synecdoche
A
Use of the part to mean the whole
7
Q
Symbol
A
Means more than what it is
8
Q
Allegory
A
1:1 system of symbols
9
Q
Paradox
A
Contradiction that is true
10
Q
Verbal irony
A
Saying the opposite of what you mean
11
Q
Dramatic irony
A
Discrepancy between what the speaker says and what the work means
12
Q
Situational irony
A
Discrepancy between expectation and reality
