literary and poetic terms 9 th grade english (la2) mr. belknap/mr. shaw

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