Poetry Terms Review

The author's central idea or the message he/she is trying to convey about the world at large

• tone

• mood

• theme

• diction

The author's word choice

• tone

• mood

• theme

• diction

How the author feels towards the subject

• tone

• mood

• theme

• diction

The feeling the author creates for the reader

• tone

• mood

• theme

• diction

A reference to something or someone famous or well-known

• metaphor

• allusion

• simile

• symbol

Comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as

• metaphor

• allusion

• symbol

• simile

Giving a non-living object human characteristics

• onomatopoeia

• symbol

• allusion

• personification

Details that create an image or evoke the senses for the reader

 

• simile

• imagery

• metaphor

• allusion

The use of concrete objects to represent abstract ideas or qualities

• symbol

• metaphor

• personification

• theme

Formation of a word that has a sound associated with it

• allusion

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole