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| is an important part of verbal communication, and it allows people to communicate both literally and metaphorically. Poems do not need to rhyme. They can be simple diary entries that are brought to life with some of the terms below. |
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| A word formed from the first letter or letters of each word in a set of words. Examples: NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization. |
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| A metaphorical narrative where fictional figures and actions usually represent truths or generalizations about human existence. |
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| A person is portrayed in a drama, novel, poem, or play. |
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| The events are placed in the order they occur in time. |
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| Narration with a point of view of the main character. |
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| The technique of stopping the chronological action in a story and shifting to an earlier period to introduce additional information. |
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| Words and phrases that appeal to the readers' senses. |
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| The rise and fall of a voice pitch. |
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| The main topic of a poem or essay that is expressed literally or metaphorically. |
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| This tells a story or gives an account of something, with a sequences of events and experiences, though not necessarily in strict order. |
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| A literary technique in which ideas, customs, behaviors or institutions are analyzed and ridiculed. |
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| A figure of speech in which a comparison is made between two unlike things using the words "like" or "as" (e.g., she's as sly as a fox). |
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| a part of a poem, based on form of meter and rhyme |
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| A state of tension, a sense of uncertainty, an emotional pull which keeps the reader reading. All poems need some suspense to sustain interest. |
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| A concrete thing used to suggest something larger and more abstract. The clouds of depression. |
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| The rate of speed in which a poem is delivered. |
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| The reflection of an author's attitude toward his or her subject. |
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| Words and phrases that help explain relationships between sentences and allow a reader or writer to move from one idea to another. |
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| Please write at least one poem that expresses your point of view about something, tells part of your life story, using several terms to give you a perspective. Please read through the flashcards again and try to include at least three of these concepts in your poem. |
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