The End and the Beginning

Lyric poem

• Poem that tells a story

• Poem that has 14 lines and ends in a rhyming couplet

• Poem where the speaker expresses his/her personal ideas/feeling

• 3 line poem

Tone

• the way words are arranged

• writer's word choice

• descriptive words and phrases that create sensory experiences

• author's attitude toward a subject

Diction

• the way words are arranged

• writer's word choice

• descriptive words and phrases that create sensory experiences

• author's attitude toward a subject

Imagery

• the way words are arranged

• writer's word choice

• descriptive words and phrases that create sensory experiences

• author's attitude toward a subject

Syntax

• the way words are arranged

• writer's word choice

• descriptive words and phrases that create sensory experiences

• author's attitude toward a subject

Connotation

• the dictionary definition of a word

• ideas we associate with a word beyond the dictionary definition

• use of a word or phrase two times or more

• similar structure

Denotation

• the dictionary definition of a word

• ideas we associate with a word beyond the dictionary definition

• use of a word or phrase two times or more

• similar structure

Parallelism

• the dictionary definition of a word

• ideas we associate with a word beyond the dictionary definition

• use of a word or phrase two times or more

• similar structure

Repetition

• the dictionary definition of a word

• ideas we associate with a word beyond the dictionary definition

• use of a word or phrase two times or more

• similar structure