Poetry Terms

the message; the general truth about life, the central idea

• Theme
• Setting
• Tone
• Mood

a NARRATOR'S attitudes or beliefs about an event, person, or place based on their own personal experiences.

• Point of view

• Narrator

• Tone

• Perspective

the AUTHOR'S attitude toward the characters and events in the story

• Perspective

• Mood

• Tone

• Conflict

the use of words to express a meaning that is the opposite of what is said.

• Imagery
• Subjective
• Irony
• Tone

a concrete representation of an abstract idea

• Metaphor
• Symbolism
• Simile
• Personification

a figure of speech which compares two unlike objects using "like" or "as"

• Irony
• Symbolism
• Simile
• Metaphor

A figure of speech which compared two unlike objects without using "like" or "as"

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Symbolism
• Imagery

a metaphor that gives objects and animals human qualities

• Onomatopoeia
• Irony
• Hyperbole
• Personification

a large exaggeration

• Hyperbole
• Alliteration
• Metaphor
• Symbolism

language that appeals to the senses. Helps the reader imagine look, sound, touch, smell, taste.

• Mood
• Tone
• Imagery
• Perspective