SOAPSTONE & Poetry Terms Flashcards
(24 cards)
Speaker
The voice that tells the story
Occasion
The time and the place of the piece
Audience
The group of readers to whom this piece is directed
Purpose
The reason behind the text
Subject
The general idea/content
Tone
The attitude of the author
Alliteration
The repetition of consonantsounds particularly at the beginning of words
Allusion
A reference to a person, event, or literary work outside the poem
Assonance
The repetition of similar vowel sounds
Consonance
The repetition of similar consonant sounds
Diction
The language, including word syntax and choice that sets poetry apart from other forms of writing
Haiku
Composed of three lines with seventeen syllables 5/7/5
Hyperbole
Exaggeration for emphasis
Imagery
Language that represents sensory, visual, auditory experiences
Metaphor
A comparison between unlike things, things described as something else
Onomatopoeia
Language that sounds like the thing or action it describes
Personification
Make inanimate objects or animals have human traits
Rhyme Scheme
The pattern of rhymes falling at the ends of poem lines
Simile
A comparison using ¨such as¨ “like¨ and ¨as¨
Sonnet
14 line poem with a specific rhyme scene and structure
Stanza
A grouping of lines that forms the main unit in a poem
Symbolism
Object or action that stands for something beyond itself
Theme
The Subject
Tone
Conveys authors attitude
