Poetic Elements Glossary
Imagery-
Visual Imagery: Words that describe sight
Auditory Imagery: Words that describe sounds
Olfactory Imagery: Representation of a smell
Gustatory Imagery: Repersentation of a taste
Tactile Imagery: Words that describe touch; hardness, wetness, hot, cold etc.
Organic Imagery: Internal sensation; hunger, thirst, fatigue etc.
Kinesthetic Imagery: Movement; physical tension
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Figurative Language-
Figurative Language: Speech or writing that departs from literal meaning in order to achieve special affect
Metaphor: A comparison of two things that are basically unlike but have some similar qualities (not using like or as)
Simile: Makes a comparison between two unlike things using like or as
Personfication: Giving human like qualities to an animal, object or idea
Hyperbole: A figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated
Antithesis: Opposition; Contrast
Symbol: A person, place, an object, or activity that stands for something beyond it's self
Allusion: A reference to a famous person, place, event, or work of literature
Connotation: Symbolic "baggage" attached to a word, significant, rich in imagery... the deeper meaning
Denotation: Actual defintion...think dictionary
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Melidoc Devices-
Assonance: The repetition of vowel sounds with non rhyming words
Melodic Devices: Give rythmic, metered patterns to poetry. Incorporating melodic devices gives poetry a desired tone, makng the word selection vital.
Alliteration: The repetition of constant sounds at the begining of words.
Consonance: The repetition of conosant sounds within and at the end of words. Unlike rhyme in that the voewl sounds preceding or following the repeated consonant sounds differ.
Onomatopoeia: The use pf words whose sounds echo their meanings
Ex:buzz, whisper, gargle, murmur
Cacophony: harsh discordance (state) of sound
Euphony: Agreeableness of sound, pleasing effect to the ear; a pleasant sounding or harmonious combonation or succession of words
Visual Imagery: Words that describe sight
Auditory Imagery: Words that describe sounds
Olfactory Imagery: Representation of a smell
Gustatory Imagery: Repersentation of a taste
Tactile Imagery: Words that describe touch; hardness, wetness, hot, cold etc.
Organic Imagery: Internal sensation; hunger, thirst, fatigue etc.
Kinesthetic Imagery: Movement; physical tension
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Figurative Language-
Figurative Language: Speech or writing that departs from literal meaning in order to achieve special affect
Metaphor: A comparison of two things that are basically unlike but have some similar qualities (not using like or as)
Simile: Makes a comparison between two unlike things using like or as
Personfication: Giving human like qualities to an animal, object or idea
Hyperbole: A figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated
Antithesis: Opposition; Contrast
Symbol: A person, place, an object, or activity that stands for something beyond it's self
Allusion: A reference to a famous person, place, event, or work of literature
Connotation: Symbolic "baggage" attached to a word, significant, rich in imagery... the deeper meaning
Denotation: Actual defintion...think dictionary
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Melidoc Devices-
Assonance: The repetition of vowel sounds with non rhyming words
Melodic Devices: Give rythmic, metered patterns to poetry. Incorporating melodic devices gives poetry a desired tone, makng the word selection vital.
Alliteration: The repetition of constant sounds at the begining of words.
Consonance: The repetition of conosant sounds within and at the end of words. Unlike rhyme in that the voewl sounds preceding or following the repeated consonant sounds differ.
Onomatopoeia: The use pf words whose sounds echo their meanings
Ex:buzz, whisper, gargle, murmur
Cacophony: harsh discordance (state) of sound
Euphony: Agreeableness of sound, pleasing effect to the ear; a pleasant sounding or harmonious combonation or succession of words
