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Tp poetic terms
- 1. POETIC TERMS Turning Point English (we did not create this, we found it – thanks Mr. Wallock)
- 2. A reference toa historical figure, place, or event. event
- 3. The teams competedin a David and Goliath struggle.
- 4. A broad comparisonbetween two basically different things that have some points in common.
- 5. Aspirations toward space are not new. Consider the worm that becomes a butterfly.
- 6. A direct comparisonbetween two basically different things. A simile is introduced by the words “like” or “as”.
- 7. My love is likea red, red rose.
- 8. An implied comparison between two basically different things. Is not introduced with the words “like” or “as”.
- 9. His eyes were daggers that cut right through me.
- 10. A great exaggerationto emphasize strong feeling.
- 11. I will love you until all the seas go dry.
- 12. Human characteristics are given to non-human animals, objects, or ideas.
- 13. My stereo walked outof my car.
- 14. An absent personor inanimate object is directly spoken to as though they were present.
- 15. Brutus: “Ceasar, now be still.I killed not thee with half so good a will.”
- 16. A part standsfor the whole or vice versa.
- 17. The hands thatcreated the work of art were masterful.
- 18. Hints given tothe reader of what is to come.
- 19. “The stalwart hero was doomed to suffer the destined end of his days.”
- 20. The use ofconcrete details that appeal to the five senses.
- 21. Cold, wet leaves floating on moss- colored water.
- 22. A contrast betweenwhat is said and what is meant. Also, when things turn out different than what is expected.
- 23. “The treacherous instrumentis in thy hand, unbated and envenomed. The foul practice has turned itself on me.” Laertes
- 24. The overall atmosphere orprevailing emotional feeling of a work.
- 25. “It was the bestof times, it was the worst of times.”
- 26. A seemingly self- contradictory statement that still is true.
- 27. The more we learn, the less we know.
- 28. A series ofevents that present and resolve a conflict. The story being told.
- 29. The plot of“The Most Dangerous Game” is that Rainsford is being hunted by General Zaroff.
- 30. The vantage pointfrom which an author presents the action in a work.
- 31. 1st person-tale relatedby a character in the story. “I or me” 3rd person-story told by someone not participating in the plot. “he, she, they”
- 32. The repetition of identicalsounds at the ends of lines of poetry.
- 33. “He clasps thecrag with crooked hands Close to the sun in lonely lands” from “The Eagle”
- 34. The repetition of identicalsounds within a line of poetry.
- 35. “We three shallflee across the sea to Italy.” Or “Hold infinity in the palm of your hand And eternity in an hour.”
- 36. A slant rhymeor half rhyme occurs when the vowel sounds are not quite identical.
- 37. “And on thatcheek and o’er that brow” A mind at peace with all below”
- 38. The time (boththe time of day and period in history) and place in which the action of a literary work takes place.
- 39. “Tiger! Tiger! burning bright In the forests of the night”
- 40. The repeating ofa sound, word, phrase, or more in a given literary work.
- 41. “I sprang tothe stirrup, and Jarvis, and he; I galloped, Derrick galloped, we galloped all three”
- 42. The repetition of consonantsounds at the beginnings of words.
- 43. “Swiftly, swiftly flew theship”
- 44. The repetition ofsimilar vowel sounds followed by different consonant.
- 45. “. . .thathoard, and sleep, and feed, and know not me.”
- 46. The repetition of consonant sounds that are preceded by different vowel sounds.
- 47. “Wherever we go Silence will fall like dews”
- 48. The use ofwords whose sounds suggest the sounds made by objects or activities.
- 49. Other examples: Otherexamples: buzz, hum, kiss buzz, hum, kiss “Blind eyes could blaze like meteors”
- 50. Something concrete, suchas an object, action, character, or scene that stands for something abstract such as a concept or an idea.
- 51. Both phrases aresymbols that Both phrases are symbols that stand for death. stand for death. “Do not go gentle into that good night Rage, Rage against the dying of the light”
- 52. The main ideaor underlying meaning of a literary work.
- 53. “Don’t judge a man until you’ve walked a mile in his shoes”
- 54. Comparing two very dissimilarthings. Usually involves cleverness and ingenuity.
- 55. This is alsoa simile. This is also a simile. “Our love is like parallel lines”
- 56. A term namingan object is substituted for another word with which it is closely associated with.
- 57. “Sweat” stands forhard work. “Sweat” stands for hard work. “Only through the sweat of your brow can you achieve success”
- 58. A pair ofrhymed verse lines that contain a complete thought.
- 59. “But if thewhile I think on thee, dear friend, All losses are restor’d and sorrows end.”