theme
the main idea or topic addressed in the poem
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| theme | the main idea or topic addressed in the poem |
| imagery | when the poet uses descriptive language to create a mental picture or image in your mind |
| simile | a comparison between two things using the word like as or than |
| metaphor | an indirect comparison between two things without using the words like or as |
| personification | when an inanimate object or an animal is given a human voice or characteristic |
| tone | conveys the feeling and emotion of the poet |
| mood | creates the tone and describes how the reader feels after reading the poem |
| internal rhyme | occurs in the middle of lines of poetry |
| alliteration | two or more words together within a line or verse of poetry begin with the same consonant sound or letter |
| run on line (enjambment ) | occurs when you have a have to read to the next line or even through to the next line or even through several lines to get to the end of the sentence |
| allusion | a reference to a person place or thing |
| hyperbole | a form of exaggeration it can be extravagent or a figure of speech |
| onomatopoeia | when a word imitates the sound its describing it e.g. the buzz of a bee |
| symbolism | the use of one thing to represent another |
| consonance | when a constant sound is repeated in a line |
| assonance | when a vowel is repeated in a line |
| rhyme | gives the poem a repetitive quality without repeating a line in a poem |
| rhythm | refers to the beat of a poem just like the beat of music or a nursery rhyme |
| rhyming scheme | refers to the pattern of rhythm in a poem |
| satire | it is written to mock or ridicule foolish behaviour events politics and even people |
| sibilance | when a series of s sounds are repeated in a line or two of poetry |
| ballad | a narrative form of poetry which simply means to tell a story |