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Images • Images are pictures (with words): “The sky was blood red, and the

Images • Images are pictures (with words): “The sky was blood red, and the dust made the plains look like a giant beach with no water in sight. ”

Figures of Speech • Language that makes connections between dissimilar (different) things • Personification

Figures of Speech • Language that makes connections between dissimilar (different) things • Personification • Simile • Metaphor

Stanzas • Groups of Lines in a Poem “I rise to make four prayers

Stanzas • Groups of Lines in a Poem “I rise to make four prayers of thanksgiving for this fine clear day, ”

Simile • Compares two unlike things, using a specific word of comparison such as

Simile • Compares two unlike things, using a specific word of comparison such as “like” or “as. ” He was as big as a mountain.

Metaphor • Directly compares two unlike things without the use of a specific word

Metaphor • Directly compares two unlike things without the use of a specific word of comparison. He is a mountain of a man!

Extended Metaphor • A metaphor developed or extended through several lines. This mountain of

Extended Metaphor • A metaphor developed or extended through several lines. This mountain of a man Stood over everything around him, Blocked out the sun And rumbled in bad weather

Personification • Giving a human characteristic to a nonhuman thing. The stars danced in

Personification • Giving a human characteristic to a nonhuman thing. The stars danced in the night.

Tone • The way a writer feels about a subject. My school was dark

Tone • The way a writer feels about a subject. My school was dark and cold, And it was like we studied in a cave full of alumni’s bones, with trolls for teachers…

Imagery • Language that appeals to the senses. “How thin and sharp is the

Imagery • Language that appeals to the senses. “How thin and sharp is the moon tonight! How thin and sharp and ghostly white Is the thin curved crook of the moon tonight. ”

Narrative Poem • A poem that tells a story.

Narrative Poem • A poem that tells a story.

Lyric Poem • A poem that expresses an emotion

Lyric Poem • A poem that expresses an emotion

Sonnet • A lyric poem of exactly fourteen lines.

Sonnet • A lyric poem of exactly fourteen lines.

Ode • A poem that pays tribute (honors or praises) someone or something.

Ode • A poem that pays tribute (honors or praises) someone or something.

Rhythm • Refers to the rise and fall of our voices as we use

Rhythm • Refers to the rise and fall of our voices as we use language.

Rhyme • Words that have different beginning sounds but the same ending sounds. •

Rhyme • Words that have different beginning sounds but the same ending sounds. • Fat/cat/rat/sat

End rhyme • Rhymes that occur at the end of two or more lines:

End rhyme • Rhymes that occur at the end of two or more lines: “Moldy melons, dried-up mustard, Eggshells mixed with lemon custard”

Internal Rhyme • Words that rhyme within lines. “Candy the yams and spice the

Internal Rhyme • Words that rhyme within lines. “Candy the yams and spice the hams. ”

Rhyme Scheme • The pattern of rhymes in a poem: Example of an abcb

Rhyme Scheme • The pattern of rhymes in a poem: Example of an abcb poem: Roses are red, Violets are blue, This class stinks And so do you…

Alliteration • Repetition of a consonant sound in words that are close together: Peter

Alliteration • Repetition of a consonant sound in words that are close together: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

Onomatopoeia • Use of words with sounds that echo their meaning: • Pow, Bang,

Onomatopoeia • Use of words with sounds that echo their meaning: • Pow, Bang, clickety clack, varoom…

Couplet • Two lines in a row that rhyme and express a complete thought:

Couplet • Two lines in a row that rhyme and express a complete thought: I think that I shall never see Anything as lovely as a tree.

Elegy • A peom that mourns the passing of something.

Elegy • A peom that mourns the passing of something.

Repetition • Words or lines or stanzas that repeat. Four lean hounds crouched low

Repetition • Words or lines or stanzas that repeat. Four lean hounds crouched low and smiling…

Free Verse Poem • A poem without rhyme scheme or regular meter.

Free Verse Poem • A poem without rhyme scheme or regular meter.