A. a literary device in which a writer says one thing but means the opposite
imagery
A. the collective set of images in a poem or other literary work
oxymoron
A. a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction
alliteration
A. the repetition of two or more consonant sounds in successive words in a line of verse or prose.
eye rime
A. rhyme in which the spelling of the words appears alike, but the pronunciations are different
Italian sonnet (Petrarchan sonnet)
C. sonnet with the rhyme pattern of abba, abba for the first eight lines
didactic poetry
a. poetry that blends criticism with humor to convey a message
b. poetic language printed in prose paragraphs, but displaying the careful attention to sound, imagery, and figurative language.
c. poetry intended to teach the reader a moral lesson or impart a body of knowledge (poetry that aims for education over art)
poetry intended to teach the reader a moral lesson or impart a body of knowledge (poetry that aims for education over art)
sarcasm
A. a conspicuosly bitter form of irony in which the ironic statement is designed to hurt or mock its target
simile
B. a comparison of two things using like, as, than, or a verb such as resembles
paradox
C. a statement that at first strikes one as self-contradictory, but that on reflection reveals some deeper sense
assonance
A. the repetition of two or more vowel sounds in successive words, which creates a kind of rhyme
sonnet
B. a traditional and widely used verse form, especially popular for love poetry
tone
C. the attitude toward a subject conveyed in a literary work.
diction
B. word choice or vocabulary
metaphor
A. a statement that one thing is something else, which, in a literal sense, it is not
euphony
A. the harmonious effect when the sounds of the words connect with the meaning in a way pleasing to the ear and mind
exact rime
A. a full rhyme in which the sounds following the initial letters of the words are identical in sound
English Sonnet (Shakespearean)
C. has a rhyme scheme organized into three quatrains with a final couplet: abab cdcd efef gg
satiric poetry
B. poetry that blends criticism with humor to convey a message using irony to make its points
denotation
C. the literal dictionary meaning of a word
personification
B. a figure of speech in which a thing, an animal, or an abstract term is endowed with human characteristics
cacophony
A. a harsh, discordant sound often mirroring the meaning of the context in which it is used.
consonance (slant rhyme)
B. a kind of rhyme in which the linked words share similar consonant sounds but different vowel sounds (reason and raisin)
persona
C. a character created by an author to be the speaker of a poem, story, or novel.
connotation
A. an association or additional meanin that a word, image, or phrase may carry, apart from its literal denotation or dictionary definition.
hyperbole
C. exaggeration used to emphasize a point
onomatopoeia
B. a literary device that attempts to represent a thing or action by the word that imitates the sound associated with it (bang crash...)
end rime
A. rhyme that occurs at the ends of lines, rather than within them
pun
B. a play on words in which one word is substituted for another similar identical sound but of very different meaning
explain your views on the value of the poem as a guide to ethical thinking about humanity's place in the natural world.
dulce et decorum- it is not sweet and proper to die for one's country
the chimney sweeper- writing the poem to the officials that child labor is wrong