Poetry Terms 1

What is mood?

• feelings expressed

• writer's attitude toward a topic

• comparison between two things using "like" or "as"

• extended metaphor

What is tone?

• feelings expressed

• writer's attitude toward a topic

• comparison between two things using "like" or "as"

• comparison between two things without using "like" or "as"

What is a simile?

• extended metaphor

• writer's attitude toward a topic

• comparison between two things using "like" or "as"

• comparison between two things without using "like" or "as"

What is a metaphor?

• extended metaphor

• exaggeration

• comparison between two things using "like" or "as"

• comparison between two things without using "like" or "as"

What is a conceit?

• extended metaphor

• exaggeration

• saying less than the connotation is

• comparison between two things without using "like" or "as"

What is hyperbole?

• extended metaphor

• exaggeration

• saying less than the connotation is

• repeated sounds at the beginning of words

What is understatement?

• repeated consonant sounds

• exaggeration

• saying less than the connotation is

• repeated sounds at the beginning of words

What is alliteration?

• repeated consonant sounds

• repeated vowel sounds

• saying less than the connotation is

• repeated sounds at the beginning of words

What is consonance?

• repeated consonant sounds

• repeated vowel sounds

• saying less than the connotation is

• reference to something popular

What is assonance?

• repeated consonant sounds

• repeated vowel sounds

• feelings expressed

• reference to something popular