| A | B |
|---|
| THEME | The main point or moral |
| MOOD | The atmosphere of the poem- how the poem makes you feel |
| TONE | The implied attitude of the writer – how does the poet feel |
| SPEAKER | The main voice of the poem – the speaker is NEVER the AUTHOR of the poem. |
| AUDIENCE | To whom the poem is addressed |
| IMAGERY | The mental picture the words of the poem give you |
| SYMBOLISM | The use of language to represent something else |
| RHYME SCHEME | The format in which a poem usually follows |
| ALLITERATION | Repetition of a beginning sound, usually of a consonant in two or more words of a phrase |
| ONOMATOPOEIA | The imitation of the sound the word makes – “zip,” “ping,” “pow,” “crash |
| PERSONIFICATION | A thing or object is given a human characteristic |
| PUN | A play on words – Fixing the new window was a ”pane” in the neck – the pun being “pane” – window pane/pain in the neck |
| SIMILE | A comparison using “like” or “as” |
| METAPHOR | Comparing one thing as a likeness to something else, without using “like” or “as” – All the world’s a stage |
| OXYMORON | Contradictory terms are combined – jumbo shrimp, deafening silence |
| METER | Arrangement of words in regularly measured, patterned, or rhythmic lines or verses. |
| RHYMING COUPLET | A pair of lines of meter in poetry usually consisting of two lines that rhyme and have the same meter |
| Author of "To an Athlete Dying Young" | A.E. Houseman |
| The speaker is | NEVER the author |
| Mr. Spinella says | "Don't start a statement with this is really bad..." |
