Introduction to Literature
J. Roth
Poetry Terms Study
Sheet
Key Terms you may find on the Poetry
Experience:
Ø Denotation and Connotation, p. 595
Ø Imagery, p. 607
Ø Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Synecdoche, Metonymy, p. 619-628
Ø Symbol and Allegory, p. 639-647
Ø Paradox, Overstatement, Understatement, and Irony, pp. 659-667
Ø Allusion, pp. 680-681
Ø Tone, p. 704
Ø Assonance, Consonance, and Alliteration, pp. 721-724
Ø Rhythm and Meter, pp. 735-749
Ø Sound and Meaning, pp. 759-767
Ø Pattern, pp. 777-782
All
Chunk-Sheet-listed poems are open to question and exploration.
I recommend you refresh your memory and relive your earlier enjoyment of
these poems before the experience.