Basic Literary Terms A Act A main division in drama or opera. Act divisions probably arose in Roman theory and derive ultimately from the Greek practice of separating episodes…

Slide 1Poetry Terms/ Notes 9 th grade Mrs. Cook We dont read and write poetry because its cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the…

Slide 1FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE & LITERARY DEVICES Slide 2 PowerPoint Created By: Mr. Brooks Slide 3 THE WHAT DEFINE POETRY! Poetry (from the Greek "ποίησις",…

Slide 1Accomplished teaching of languages and cultures doesn’t happen by chance Lesley Harbon Horwood Memorial Lecture AFMLTA Biennial Conference Canberra July 2013 Slide…

1.A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M|N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|ZA allegory (AL-eh-GOR-ee): a narrative that serves as an extended metaphor. Allegories are written in the form of fables,…

Slide 1Figurative Language Just what are we really saying? Slide 2 alliteration (9) a pattern of sound that includes the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of…

Slide 1 Created by: Holli R. Shepard Begin Slide 2 Directions 1.First, you will watch the video which will read you the poem. 2.Next, navigate through the slides to learn…

Slide 1 S. Colley 2011-2012 Slide 2  Rhyme – the repetition of sound  End rhyme: rhyme at the ends of lines of poetry  Internal rhyme: rhymes inside the lines…

Slide 1 PoetryPoetry Terms and Examples PART I Slide 2 Form The way a poem’s lines and words are arranged on the page. –Most common forms are the ballad, epic, ode, sonnet,…

Slide 1 Terms Slide 2 Poetry  a type of literature in which ideas and feelings are expressed in compact, imaginative, and often musical language. Written in lines, which…