Poetic Terms: English III Mr. Wallock
Poetic Terms: English III Mr. Wallock
Poetic Terms: English III Mr. Wallock
A broad comparison between two basically different things that have some points in common.
Aspirations toward space are not new. Consider the worm that becomes a butterfly.
A direct comparison between two basically different things. A simile is introduced by the words like or as.
An implied comparison between two basically different things. Is not introduced with the words like or as.
An absent person or inanimate object is directly spoken to as though they were present.
Brutus: Ceasar, now be still. I killed not thee with half so good a will.
The stalwart hero was doomed to suffer the destined end of his days.
A contrast between what is said and what is meant. Also, when things turn out different than what is expected.
The treacherous instrument is in thy hand, unbated and envenomed. The foul practice has turned itself on me. Laertes
A series of events that present and resolve a conflict. The story being told.
The plot of The Most Dangerous Game is that Rainsford is being hunted by General Zaroff.
The vantage point from which an author presents the action in a work.
1st person-tale related by a character in the story. I or me 3rd person-story told by someone not participating in the plot. he, she, they
He clasps the crag with crooked hands Close to the sun in lonely lands from The Eagle
We three shall flee across the sea to Italy. Or Hold infinity in the palm of your hand And eternity in an hour.
A slant rhyme or half rhyme occurs when the vowel sounds are not quite identical.
And on that cheek and oer that brow A mind at peace with all below
The time (both the time of day and period in history) and place in which the action of a literary work takes place.
I sprang to the stirrup, and Jarvis, and he; I galloped, Derrick galloped, we galloped all three
. . .that hoard, and sleep, and feed, and know not me.
The repetition of consonant sounds that are preceded by different vowel sounds.
The use of words whose sounds suggest the sounds made by objects or activities.
Something concrete, such as an object, action, character, or scene that stands for something abstract such as a concept or an idea.
Do not go gentle into that good night Rage, Rage against the dying of the light
Comparing two very dissimilar things. Usually involves cleverness and ingenuity.
A term naming an object is substituted for another word with which it is closely associated with.
Only through the sweat of your brow can you achieve success
But if the while I think on thee, dear friend, All losses are restord and sorrows end.
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