Literary Terms #41-60

imagery

• painting with words, the use of figurative language to appeal to our senses, especially visually

• involves the opposite of what is known

• highly musical verse that expresses strong emotions

• compares two things that are not alike without actually mentioning one of them

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

implied metaphor

• involves the opposite of what is known or expected

• compares two things that are not alike without actually mentioning one of them

• a comparison between two unlike things without using like or as

• when a word sounds like what it means

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

internal rhyme

• rhyming words ending in stressed syllables

• the pattern of beats or rhythm of a poem

• when a word in the middle of a line rhymes with a word at the end or in the middle of the next line

• highly musical verse that expresses strong emotions

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

irony

• a phrase containing two words that contradict each other

• a seemingly contradictory idea that reveals a truth

• a figure of speech in which a related object is subsituted for the actual idea being referred to

• literary device that involves the opposite of what is known or expected

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Italian or Petrarchan Sonnet

• 14 lines of iambic pentameter containing an octave and a sested

• verse in praise of someone or something

• verse that tells a story

• verse that emphasizes philosophical exploration over structural and lyrical elements

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

litote

• involves the opposite of what is known or expected

• understatement in which a positive comment is made by stating the negative of the opposite of what is intended

• when a word sounds like what it means

• highly musical verse that expresses strong emotion

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

lyric poem

• verse that emphasizes philosophical exploration over structural and lyrical elements

• verse that tells a story

• highly musical verse that expresses strong emotions

• verse in praise of someone or something

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

masculine rhyme

• the pattern of beats or rhythm of a poem

• when a word in the middle of a line rhymes with a word at the end of the line or in the middle of the next line

• painting with words, the use of figurative language to appeal to the senses, especially visually

• rhyming words that end in stressed syllables

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

metaphor

• a comparison between two unlike things not using like or as

• compares two things that are not alike without mentioning one of them

• a figure of speech in which a related object is substituted for the actual idea being referred to

• repetition of words or grammatically similar phrases with slight variation to emphasize meaning

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

metaphysical poetry

• verse in praise of someone or something

• verse that emphasizes philosophical exploration over structural and lyrical elements

• verse that tells a story

• verse in which there is only one foot per line

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9