Terminator - Poetry - E10

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Stanza

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A unified group of lines in poetry, often marked by spacing between sections of the poem.

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Personification

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A figure of speech where human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts. Example: 'the palm trees danced in the breeze'.

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Hyperbole

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A literary term for an exaggeration used for emphasis or effect.

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Parallelism

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A rhetorical device that involves the repetition of a grammatical structure in a series of phrases or sentences. Example: Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream' speech.

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Tone

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The attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience, conveyed through word choice and style.

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Simile

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things using connecting words such as 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'as brave as a lion'.

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things without using connecting words. Example: 'Time is a thief'.

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Allusion

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A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art.

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Euphemism

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A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt. Example: 'passed away' instead of 'died'.

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Imagery

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates a vivid picture in the reader's mind.