Module 3: Poet's Toolbox

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  1. figurative
    not literal
    Figurative Language: allusion, apostrophe, vivid word choice, juxtaposition
  2. sound
    the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
    Sound: alliteration, onomatopoeia, repetition, assonance, consonance, rhyme scheme
  3. form
    an arrangement of the elements in a composition or discourse
    Form: line length, poetic inversion
  4. metaphor
    a figure of speech that suggests a non-literal similarity
    Metaphor: An implied comparison between two unlike things that have something important in common.
  5. alliteration
    use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word
    Alliteration: The repetition of beginning consonant sound
  6. length
    the extent of something from beginning to end
    Line length: The number of words in a line
  7. onomatopoeia
    using words that imitate the sound they denote
    Onomatopoeia: Words that imitate the sound they are
  8. inversion
    the reversal of the normal order of words
    Poetic Inversion: When a poet deliberately writes a sentence in a grammatically unusual way
  9. simile
    a figure of speech expressing a resemblance between things
    Simile: A comparison using “like” or “as” between two unlike things that have something important in common
  10. repetition
    the continued use of the same word or word pattern
    Repetition: When the author repeats something
  11. personification
    representing an abstract quality or idea as a human
    Personification: A device where inanimate objects are given human characteristics
  12. assonance
    the repetition of similar vowels in successive words
    Assonance: Repetition of internal vowels
  13. allusion
    passing reference or indirect mention
    Allusion: A device where the speaker refers to something that the reader needs prior knowledge of or experience with in order to understand.
  14. consonance
    the repetition of sounds especially at the ends of words
    Consonance: Repetition of ending (of the word or stressed syllable) consonant sound
  15. apostrophe
    an address to an absent or imaginary person
    Apostrophe: A device where the speaker talks directly to an absent person, living or dead, or even a nonexistent person or thing as if it was capable of understanding.
  16. rhyme
    correspondence in the final sounds of two or more lines
    Rhyme scheme: The pattern of rhyme in a poem
  17. vivid
    evoking lifelike images within the mind
    Vivid word choice: A device where the author chooses nouns, adjectives, or verbs that paint a strong mental picture and often have layers of meaning.
  18. juxtaposition
    the act of positioning close together
    Juxtaposition: Placing two things that directly oppose each other (often abstract concepts) near each other or directly side-by-side so the reader can compare them.
Created on Fri Aug 14 10:10:02 EDT 2020 (updated Fri Aug 21 08:46:09 EDT 2020)

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