Unit 1 Flashcards
A word which mimics the sound it represents
Onomatopoeia
Appeals to all five senses
Imagery
Literature in a metrical form or a composition forming rhythm is lines
Poetry
Similar sounding words
Rhyme
The basic structural make-up of the poem
Meter
The music made by the statements of the poem
Rhythm Scheme
The repetition of consonant sounds
Consonance
The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities
Symbolism
The word choice and phrasing in a literary work
Diction
What the poem is about
Theme
When a series of words that have the same first consonant
Alliteration
When language or a points stated in a way that is greatly exaggerated
Hyperbole
When vowels are repeated in words that are close to each other
Assonance
A smaller unit or group of lines or a paragraph in a poem
Stanza
