poetry and shakespeare

Relatively close repetition of similar vowel sounds in a line of prose or verse, often used as an alternative to rhyme and/or to help create rhythm. (EX "rise high in the bright sky")

• Poetry

• Assonance

• Hyperbole

• Shakespeare

The literal or dictionary definition of a word; the word’s simple meaning.

• Free Verse

• Symbolism

• Denotation

• Couplet

The associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression, particularly a feeling or idea that a word has, in addition to its literal definition

• Onomatopeia

• Stanza

• Connotation

• Couplet

 A line of verse with five metrical feet, each consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable (EX: Two households, both alike in dignity.)

• Iambic Pentameter

• mood

• Alliteration

• Meter

The basic rhythmic structure of a line within a work of poetry; consists of two components: The number of syllables & the pattern of emphasis on those syllables.

• Rhyme

• Assonance

• Stanza

• Meter

Poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter

• Free Verse

• Rhyme Scheme

• Connotation

• Meter

 The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (EX: pop!)

• Onomatopeia

• Oxymoron

• Pun

• Blank Verse

A literary device which is created by the pattern of stressed and unstressed beats in the words

• Hyperbole

• Stanza

• Rhythm

• Alliteration

Repetition of the same beginning sound in closely set words in a line of poetry or prose (EX: Every early egret gets eleven eggs.  Sally sells sea snails by the sea side.)

• Alliteration

• Meter

• Denotation

• Free Verse

A literary device that uses extreme exaggeration to make a point or show emphasis

• Symbolism

• Hyperbole

• Couplet

• Stressed