POETIC TERMS

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POETIC TERMS : 

POETIC TERMS English III Mr. Wallock

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A reference to a historical figure, place, or event. ALLUSION

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The teams competed in a David and Goliath struggle. ALLUSION

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A broad comparison between two basically different things that have some points in common. ANALOGY

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Aspirations toward space are not new. Consider the worm that becomes a butterfly. ANALOGY

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A direct comparison between two basically different things. A simile is introduced by the words “like” or “as”. SIMILE

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My love is like a red, red rose. SIMILE

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An implied comparison between two basically different things. Is not introduced with the words “like” or “as”. METAPHOR

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His eyes were daggers that cut right through me. METAPHOR

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A great exaggeration to emphasize strong feeling. HYPERBOLE

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I will love you until all the seas go dry. HYPERBOLE

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Human characteristics are given to non-human animals, objects, or ideas. PERSONIFICATION

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My stereo walked out of my car. PERSONIFICATION

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An absent person or inanimate object is directly spoken to as though they were present. APOSTROPHE

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Brutus: “Ceasar, now be still. I killed not thee with half so good a will.” APOSTROPHE

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A part stands for the whole or vice versa. SYNECDOCHE

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The hands that created the work of art were masterful. SYNECDOCHE

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Hints given to the reader of what is to come. FORESHADOWING

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“The stalwart hero was doomed to suffer the destined end of his days.” FORESHADOWING

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The use of concrete details that appeal to the five senses. IMAGERY

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Cold, wet leaves floating on moss-colored water. IMAGERY

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A contrast between what is said and what is meant. Also, when things turn out different than what is expected. IRONY

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“The treacherous instrument is in thy hand, unbated and envenomed. The foul practice has turned itself on me.” Laertes IRONY

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The overall atmosphere or prevailing emotional feeling of a work. MOOD

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“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” MOOD

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A seemingly self-contradictory statement that still is true. PARADOX

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The more we learn, the less we know. PARADOX

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A series of events that present and resolve a conflict. The story being told. PLOT

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The plot of “The Most Dangerous Game” is that Rainsford is being hunted by General Zaroff. PLOT

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The vantage point from which an author presents the action in a work. POINT OF VIEW

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1st person-tale related by a character in the story. “I or me” 3rd person-story told by someone not participating in the plot. “he, she, they” POINT OF VIEW

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The repetition of identical sounds at the ends of lines of poetry. END RHYME

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“He clasps the crag with crooked hands Close to the sun in lonely lands” from “The Eagle” END RHYME

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The repetition of identical sounds within a line of poetry. INTERNAL RHYME

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“We three shall flee across the sea to Italy.” Or “Hold infinity in the palm of your hand And eternity in an hour.” INTERNAL RHYME

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A slant rhyme or half rhyme occurs when the vowel sounds are not quite identical. SLANT RHYME

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“And on that cheek and o’er that brow” A mind at peace with all below” SLANT RHYME

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The time (both the time of day and period in history) and place in which the action of a literary work takes place. SETTING

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“Tiger! Tiger! burning bright In the forests of the night” SETTING

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The repeating of a sound, word, phrase, or more in a given literary work. REPETITION

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“I sprang to the stirrup, and Jarvis, and he; I galloped, Derrick galloped, we galloped all three” REPETITION

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The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words. ALLITERATION

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“Swiftly, swiftly flew the ship” ALLITERATION

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The repetition of similar vowel sounds followed by different consonant. ASSONANCE

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“. . .that hoard, and sleep, and feed, and know not me.” ASSONANCE

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The repetition of consonant sounds that are preceded by different vowel sounds. CONSONANCE

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“Wherever we go Silence will fall like dews” CONSONANCE

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The use of words whose sounds suggest the sounds made by objects or activities. ONOMATOPOEIA

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“Blind eyes could blaze like meteors” ONOMATOPOEIA Other examples: buzz, hum, kiss

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Something concrete, such as an object, action, character, or scene that stands for something abstract such as a concept or an idea. SYMBOL/SYMBOLISM

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“Do not go gentle into that good night Rage, Rage against the dying of the light” SYMBOL/SYMBOLISM Both phrases are symbols that stand for death.

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The main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work. THEME

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“Don’t judge a man until you’ve walked a mile in his shoes” THEME

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Comparing two very dissimilar things. Usually involves cleverness and ingenuity. CONCEIT

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“Our love is like parallel lines” CONCEIT This is also a simile.

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A term naming an object is substituted for another word with which it is closely associated with. METONYMY

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“Only through the sweat of your brow can you achieve success” METONYMY “Sweat” stands for hard work.

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A pair of rhymed verse lines that contain a complete thought. HEROIC COUPLET

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“But if the while I think on thee, dear friend, All losses are restor’d and sorrows end.” HEROIC COUPLET