english reviewer

• figures of speech- are an integral part of any language, which are used extensively
• "there is a wide range of different types of figures of speech"
• Personification- is a figure of speech that attributes human nature or human qualities to abstract or inanimate objects.
• Metaphor- is a figure of speech that is used for implying a comparison between two things
• Simile- a figure of speech that compares two things that are different from each other but have similar qualities.
• Alliteration- a type of figure of speech in which a sentence consists of a series of words that have the same consonant sound at the beggining
• Onomatopeia- speech that is used to express a sound
• Hyperbole- a figure of speech that consists of an exaggeration. usage of exaggerated terms
• Euphemism- the usage of a mild world in substitution of something that is more explicit or harsh
• Irony- words conveys the opposite of their literal meaning.
• Anaphora- a repetition of a word or phrase at the start of several sentence of clauses.
• Apostrophe- it addresses the subject that is not present in the work.
• poetry- a type of literature that uses the sounds, rhythms, and meanings of words
• "poetry is divided into lines"
• Lines are organized in unites of meaning called stanzas
• A blank line, called a stanza break.
• refrain- repeated at regular intervals in a poem
• Variations- changing one or more words with each repetition
• Rhythm- a beat, created by stressed
• meter- a pattern of rhythm
• Feet- units of stressed and unstressed syllables
• Meter is measured in feet
• Rhyme- the repetition of vowel and consonant sounds
• Rhyme scheme- when rhymes follow a particular pattern
• Repetition- the use of any element more than once
• Denotation- The literal meaning of a word, as opposed to its connotation. (dictionary definition of word)
• Connotation- consists of the ideas and feelings that a word brings to mind.
• Imagery- appeal to the five senses
• Imagery helps poets convey what they see, hear, smell, taste, or touch
• Figurative languages- language that uses figurative language to express ideas and feelings.
• figurative languages are languages that is not meant to be taken literally
• The simile uses the word like or as to compare two things.
• Narrative- tells a story in verse
• Haiku- three-line Japanese form that describes something in nature
• Free Verse- poetry defined by it's lack structure
• Lyric- expresses the thoughts and feelings of a single speaker.
• Ballads- songlike poems that tell stories (often deal with adventure or romance)
• Concrete- arranges the lines to create a picture on the page
• Limericks- humorous, rhyming five-line poems with a specific rhythm pattern.
• Sonnet- a poem of fourteen lines