Poetry Terms - Part 1 Flashcards

The fictional environment in which the words of the poem are spoken, including the speaker, occasion, audience, purpose, and subject.

The person, often a fictional character, whose voice we are supposed to 'hear' when reading the poem.

The event or circumstance that inspires the speaker to say the words of the poem.

<p>The intended hearer(s) of the poem.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The intended effect(s) of the poem on its audience(s).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The event, circumstance, person, feeling, or idea about which the poem speaks.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A defined, traditional, or often used form of writing that carries a particular history of standards and expectations for style or subject matter.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A short poem expressing the personal feelings or thoughts of a speaker toward a particular subject without telling much of a story.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An extremely honest and open autobiographical poem.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A poem whose main function is to tell a story.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A short narrative poem with song-like qualities, especially a refrain.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A poem in which one or more fictional speakers give a speech or carry on a dialogue as in a play.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The selection of words in a literary work.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The dictionary meaning of a word.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The associations called up by a word that go beyond its dictionary meaning.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A subtle difference in meaning, opinion, or attitude.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Word usage that is specific to a particular place, time, or speaker.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A word or phrase that is no longer in common use.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Formality of language, ranging from irreverent slang to rigid formality.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A word created by the poet.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Placement of words in an unusual order (often for poetic effect).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The use of one word to imply the additional meaning of a similar-sounding word.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The speaker's or poet's attitude toward a particular subject.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A concrete representation of a sense impression, a feeling, or an idea.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The pattern of related comparative aspects of language, particularly of images, in a literary work.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A form of language use in which writers and speakers convey something other than the literal meaning of their words.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The explicit comparison of two objects/phenomenon/states using 'as' or 'like.'</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A comparison between essentially unlike things without an explicitly comparative word such as like or as.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The use of a part to represent a whole.</p> Signup and view all the answers