Terminator - Poetry

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Tone

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An attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience.

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The narrator of a poem is referred to as the:

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speaker.

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Cacophony

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The discordant, jarring sounds in a piece of writing, such as a turkey gobbling.

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Extended metaphor

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A metaphor that's extended over the course of much of the poem.

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Assonance

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The repetition of vowel sounds in a chunk of text. Ex: 'Ivan will try to light the fire.'

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Imagery

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates a picture in the reader's mind.

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Simile

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things using connecting words, such as 'like' or 'as.' Ex: 'Love is like a battlefield.'

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Alliteration

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words. Ex: 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'

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Personification

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Attributing human characteristics to non-human entities. Ex: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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Stanza

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A grouped set of lines in a poem, often separated by a space from other stanzas.