Poetry
Tone
author's attitude toward his or her subject, character and readers.
Theme
central idea or message in a work of literature.
Hyperbole
exaggeration or overstatement meant to create humor or emphasis
Simile
figure of speech that uses 'like', 'as' to compare two essentially different objects
Meter
fixed pattern of accented and unaccented syllables that produces rhythm
Personification
human characteristics are given to animals, plants, inanimate objects
Connotation
impressions carried by a word, as opposed to the word's literal meaning
Denotation
literal meaning of a word without emotional associations or overtones
Metaphor
one thing is directly compared to a dissimilar thing without like or as
Rhythm
patterned flow of sound in poetry and prose
Mood
prevailing emotional attitude in a literary work or in part of a work.
Alliteration
repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words or within words
Assonance
repetition of middle vowel sounds between different consonant sounds
Stanza
section or division of a poem; grouping of lines into a recurring pattern
Rhyme
similarity of sounds between two words
Onomatopoeia
using words whose sound imitates the sound of what's being named