Essay About Refraina Line And Vivid Word Choice

Personal Poetry Glossary
Personal Poetry GlossaryLiteraryDeviceDefinitionExamples….From a published poem, song, or an original example…RefrainA line or stanza (a group of lines) repeated regularly throughout a poem or songLike in Sweet child of Mine when Axl goes back to singing “woah oh oh oh, Sweet child of miiine….”ToneThe writer’s or narrator/speaker’s attitude toward the subjectIn Catcher in the Rye the whole time Holden doesn’t really care so the tone of that would be simply laziness.ImagerySensory details (the 5 senses) used to paint a picture in the reader’s mindIn The Stand by Stephen King when the people who escaped from the camp are expanding with blue and purple pus bubbles and are oozing mucus and blood out of their mouths.DictionSpecific, vivid word choice (one word) used to grab the reader’s attentionIn Obama’s speeches about tragic happenings such as in San Bernardino he uses very selective words to make sure he is getting his voice across to people without saying anything stupid or distracting.HyperboleAn EXTREME exaggeration used to create STRONG emotionSimply a Fish tale when a fisherman says their fish was like double the length if not more than it actually was and they “had to let it go”.AllusionA reference to a well-known person, event, place, or literature (poem, book, play, movies)As soon as I walked into the building, I knew I was in Gaga Land.When I entered the school for the first time, I knew this was Paris Hilton territory.Your example:I walked into the gym as though I was a malnourished refugee in a tank of Arnold Schwarzeneggers. ConnotationThe suggested or implied meaning beyond the literal definition, the undertones…usually the word choice has a positive or negative connotationRiots are seen as violent as protests are seen as a more peaceful version.SymbolSomething that stands for something else beyond its literal definitionThe sign of a dove means peace or tranquilityOnomatopoeiaWords that sound like their meaningBoom, Crash, Woof, Meow, Kaboom, CrackAlliterationThe repetition of initial consonant sounds (beginning of words) in words that are close together. This creates rhythm.Dunkin DonutsCoca-ColaChuckie ChessesBed, Bath, and BeyondKrispy KremeMickey MouseDonald DuckRhymeRepeating vowel sounds – at the end of lines. This also is used to create rhythm.“With the lights out, its less dangerousHere we are now, entertain usI feel stupid and contagiousHere we are now, entertain usA mulattoAn albinoA mosquitoMy libido” from Nirvana’s Smells like teen SpiritThemeThe big idea or message  about life that the writer is trying to conveyThe theme of catcher in the rye was to show that when it’s time to grow up do it because if you try to hide your just making it more awkward on yourself.AnaphoraThe repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of lines that are close together.Like in a long group of prayers that all end in something like “Have mercy O’ God”AssonanceThe repetition of similar vowel sounds within a line. This is also called “internal rhyme.”Within one line you will find rhyme.Go and Mow the yard.ConsonanceThe repetition of final consonant sounds (at the end of words) within one line of poetryHe was struck by a streak of bad luck.She sells sea shells by the sea shoreSimileA comparision using like or asThat dog was as big as a bear.MetaphorA comparison NOT using like or asThat sound was music to my ears.Extended MetaphorA metaphor that is continued throughout the entire poem by giving multiple examples of the comparisonHer eyes are the sun that brightens my day.When she looks at me….Basically the whole of Sweet child of Mine during the verses when Axl is describing a woman.PersonificationGiving an object or natural element (tree, sun, grass) human qualities (like the ability to feel emotion or do something human: dance, play…)The grass swayed back and forth like the hands of conductor.Poetic Terms to Know – you don’t need to create an example…Stanza(and stanza breaks)A group of lines that are purposefully grouped together on the page (similar to a paragraph in prose writing).Line(and line breaks)The basic organizing unit of a poem (purposeful line breaks may emphasize a word, or affect the pace of the poem).ShiftChange in tone, time, or speaker