Poetical Terms to Know

You should be able to demonstrate an understanding of these terms for the poetry unit test. The definitions are in your text.

Warning – this list may change slightly before the poetry test.

 

Lyric poetry

Dramatic monologue

Connotation

Metaphor

Simile

Conceit

Allusion

Hyperbole

Personification

Symbol

Traditional symbol

Private symbol

Irony

Satire

Alliteration

Assonance

Consonance

Metrical feet

Iambic

Trochaic

Prose poetry

English sonnet

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