Literature Concepts

What is poetry?

• A type of literature in which ideas are expressed in compact, imaginative, and musical language.

• A form of writing that focuses on factual information and analysis.

• A genre of literature that primarily consists of long narratives and prose.

• A style of writing that emphasizes technical jargon and scientific terminology.

idiom

• An expression whose meaning can be understood from the individual words.

• A type of metaphor that uses vivid imagery.

• An expression whose meaning cannot be understood from the individual words.

• A phrase that has a literal meaning.

personification

• Giving human qualities to an animal, object, or idea.

• A literary device that uses exaggeration for emphasis.

• A technique that involves the repetition of consonant sounds.

• A method of comparing two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

rhythm

• A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line.

• A sequence of musical notes played in harmony.

• A type of meter used in poetry.

• A style of dance characterized by a regular beat.

oxymoron

• A phrase in which the words contradict each other.

• A type of metaphor that compares two unlike things.

• A figure of speech that exaggerates for emphasis.

• A statement that is self-evident and requires no proof.

stanza

• A group of lines in a poem.

• A type of rhyme scheme.

• A literary device used for emphasis.

• A form of narrative poetry.

meter

• The pattern of rhythm in a poem (its beat)

• A unit of measurement for length

• A type of rhyme scheme

• The overall theme of a poem

couplet

• A pair of rhymed lines in a poem.

• A type of stanza with three lines.

• A poem that tells a story.

• A line of poetry that does not rhyme.

figurative language

• Used by authors to create fresh and original descriptions.

• A type of language that is always literal.

• A language that avoids any form of imagery.

• A style of writing that is only used in poetry.

simile

• A figure of speech that exaggerates for emphasis.

• A comparison of two things that have some quality in common using the words “like” or “as”.

• A statement that contradicts itself but reveals a truth.

• A type of metaphor that does not use 'like' or 'as'.