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POETRY VOCABULARY

Across
A comparison between two unlike things, this describes one thing as if it were something else. Does not use "like" or "as" for the comparison
the basic rhythmic structure in verse, composed of stressed and unstressed syllables
the arrangement and sequence of words in sentences, clauses, and phrases
expresses the narrator or author’s emotions, attitude, tone, and point of view through artful, well thought out use of word choice and diction.
attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas
written works that are generally recognized as having artistic value. Basic forms of literary text include prose fiction, drama, poetry, and literary nonfiction
the author’s particular attitude, either stated or implied in the writing
literary works focused on the expression of feelings and ideas through a distinctive style that is often rhythmical and may have elements such as meter, rhyme, and stanzas
repeated pattern—an image, sound, word, or symbol that comes back again and again within a particular story.
the ability to form mental pictures of things or events. (What you picture in your head from the author’s description. Uses the 5 senses)
Down
word choice that may be determined by the writer or speaker’s style, purpose, and need to communicate accurately, appropriately, and understandably to a specific audience expression
A direct comparison between two dissimilar things; uses "like" or "as" to state the terms of the comparison.
a dramatic device in which a character says or does something that he or she does not fully grasp but is understood by the audience
a quality that reveals the attitudes of the author
a literary technique used to create meaning that seems to contradict the literal meaning or events
the use of humor, ridicule, and/or over exaggeration as a form of social commentary; the use of humorous criticism or exaggeration to accentuate a character’s faults or ignorance
the atmosphere or feeling created by the writer in a literary work or passage; mood can be expressed through imagery, word choice, setting, voice, and theme. For example, the mood evoked in Edgar Allan Poe’s work is gloomy and dark.
a distinctive poetic structure with distinguishable characteristics based on meter, lines, stanzas, and rhyme schemes such as a sonnet, blank verse, ballad, haiku, epic, lyric, etc
a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary work
something visible that represents something invisible