Luke-+Miscellaneous+Poetry+Terms

Speaker and Imagery- voice that is talking to us in a poem. language that appeals to the sences.

[] < the speaker in this poem is the alley cat.
 * Miscellaneous Poetry Terms: **

Denotation-a words literal dictionary definition

[] < this is the literal definition of poetry but there are many different ways to define it. Connotation-all the meaning, associations, or emotions that have come attatched to it.

"In the East the wilderness has no evil connotation; it is thought of as an expression of the unity and harmony of the universe."(William O. Douglas)

Couplet-two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme.

Summer

By Aisha

I played Barbie pet shop.

Then I had to stop.

Stanza-group of consecutive lines in a poem that form a single unit.

Do not go Gentle into that Good NightbyDylan Thomas

Do not go gentle into that good night,Old age should burn and rave at close of day;Rage, rage against the dying of the light

Parallel Structure (parallelism)-repitition of words, phrases.or grammatical structure that state a simular idea.

"When you are right you cannot be too radical; when you are wrong, you cannot be too conservative."(Martin Luther King, Jr.)

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mood-a story's atmosphere or the feeling it evokes

suspenseful, joyful, depressing, excited, anxious, angry, sad, tense, lonely, suspicious, frightened, and disgusted are all moods.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tone-attitude a writer takes towards a subject, a character, or the audience

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">playful, serious, and warning are all examples of tone.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Theme-central idea of a work of literature


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"Love is more powerful than hatred." is the theme of //Romeo and Juliet.//