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Literary and Literary and Poetic TERMSPoetic TERMS
9th Grade English (LA2)Mr. Belknap/Mr. Shaw
Layout
• The Slides will have:– 1. The Term and the definition– 2. The Term and an example
Then this will repeat for the next term
The use of details that appeal to the five senses and create
emotion.
Cold, wet leaves
floating on moss-
colored water.
The repetition of consonant or vowel
sounds at the beginnings of
words.
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
As Albert acknowledged his defeat, all his aspirations were
annihilated.
A reference to a famous person, place, event or
work of literature
She stood like the Statue of Liberty at the
front of a classroom – a
beacon of hope for new
students.
A comparison between two different things using the words “like” or “as”.
She was as loud as a
screeching eagle.
He is like a tornado of
energy.
A comparison between two things that does not use the words “like” or
“as”.
His eyes were
daggers that cut
right through
me.
A great exaggeration to show strong
feeling.
I will love you until all the seas go dry.
Human characteristics are given to non-human
animals, objects, or ideas.
My stereo walked out of
my car.
The use of words whose sounds suggest the
sounds made by objects or activities.
“Curious eyes could zoom like
meteors”
Other examples:
buzz, hum, kiss
Other examples:
buzz, hum, kiss
A group of two or more lines of poetry.
Also called a Verse.
• We will show you two short poems• The first poem has 2 stanzas• The second poem has one stanza
The patterned repetition of stressed
and unstressed syllables.
Often used by Shakespeare, it is the patterned repetition of
unstressed and stressed syllables.
Also called Iambic Pentameter.
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s
day?
Poetry that has no regular pattern or
rhyme.
I have proven over
And again, I am Tougher than I
seem--A fool, still,
hopeful.
Rhyming words at the end of two or more
lines of poetry.
I know that weShould flee to
the sea.For land is dryAnd we don’t want to die
Rhyming words within
a line of poetry.
Walking through the zoo I gazedAt creatures and features amazed.
The use of words that
almost rhyme.
I wish the worldwas filled with
peace.Politeness,
kindness, thank you and please.
A 14 line poem with a set
rhyme scheme in Iambic Pentameter.
A 14 line poem with the rhyme schemeABAB, CDCD, EFEF,
GG
A 14 line poem with the rhyme schemeABBA, ABBA, CDE,
CDE
A story song about a person or current event –
usually tragic
The Ballad of Shakespeare’s
son.(who drowned when
he was only 11)
A long poem where the hero is a model of national
ideals.
The IliadThe
OdysseyThe Aeneid
A poem with one specific theme – usually about a
person, place and thing.
Ode to a ToadGreen and spotted
In a swampEating flies,
Chomp! Chomp! Chomp!
A story where the events and characters are used as symbols to express a
political idea.
One character says something (usually humorous) to another
character or to the audience that other characters are not meant to
hear.
When the audience knows something the
characters do not know.
A story that includes animals as characters
and includes a moral or lesson.
A character who experiences similar events
as other character but reacts in a completely
different way.
A verse or poem that expresses strong
emotion – usually set to music.
A long speech made by one character to
other characters in a play.
Information (often false) used by the government to influence people’s opinions
and beliefs.
A story or poem that uses humor to
criticize a person or government policy.
One character, alone on the stage, giving a long
speech to the audience to reveal his or her inner thoughts, feelings and
ideas.
The directions an author creates regarding props,
entrances and exits.
Foreshadowing
Be a warning or indication of (a future
event).
Foreshadowing
Symbolism
Objects used to express or represent ideas
Symbolism
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