23-24 Rising 9th Grade English Summer

Figurative Language

• a repeating rhythmic pattern
• language that goes beyond the literal meaning to get a message or point across
• the message conveyed by a poem

Diction

• choice of words
• a method of arrangement in a poem
• a figure of speech that makes a comparison by directly relating one thing to another

Form

• a grouping of lines that focuses on one idea
• a reference to something from literature, art, or history
• a method of arrangement in a poem

Mood

• the overall feeling of a text, usually created by the author’s use of figurative language and imagery
• the act of giving human qualities to a nonliving or nonhuman object
• choice of words

Tone

• a repeated pattern of shared end sounds among words at the ends of poetic lines
• a figure of speech that makes a comparison by directly relating one thing to another
• the speaker’s attitude toward the subject

Theme

• the message conveyed by a poem
• a repeating rhythmic pattern
• a technique an author uses to produce a specific effect

Meter

• a grouping of lines that focuses on one idea
• a reference to something from literature, art, or history
• a repeating rhythmic pattern

Rhythm

• a repeated pattern of shared end sounds among words at the ends of poetic lines
• choice of words
• an established pattern in a poem

Metaphor

• the overall feeling of a text, usually created by the author’s use of figurative language and imagery
• a repeated pattern of shared end sounds among words at the ends of poetic lines
• a figure of speech that makes a comparison by directly relating one thing to another

Rhyme Scheme

• a repeated pattern of shared end sounds among words at the ends of poetic lines
• the speaker’s attitude toward the subject
• language that goes beyond the literal meaning to get a message or point across