Matching Pairs Matching Poetry TermsOnline version How good are you? by Marlene Traweek 1 A comparison between two unlike things, this describes one thing as if it were something else. Does not use "like" or "as" for the comparison 2 A direct comparison between two dissimilar things; uses "like" or "as" to state the terms of the comparison. 3 The poet’s attitude toward the poem’s speaker, reader, and subject matter, as interpreted by the reader. 4 a feeling or idea that a word has, in addition to its literal or main meaning 5 the author takes a single metaphor and employs it at length, using various subjects, images, ideas and situations. 6 a speech given by a single character in a story. 7 a word’s “dictionary definition” rather than its associated emotion or definition 8 referred to as the atmosphere of a literary piece, as it creates an emotional setting that surrounds the readers. 9 the character or narrator telling the story can see (his or her perspective). 10 In writing, the speaker is the voice that speaks behind the scene. In fact, it is the narrative voice that speaks of a writer’s feelings or situation 11 A dramatic character, distinguished from the poet, who is the speaker of a poem 12 vocabulary, phrasing, and grammatical usage deemed appropriate to verse as well as the deviations allowable for effect within it 13 the central idea, topic, or point of a story, essay, or narrative is its theme. 14 he rhythmical pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in verse Theme Point of View Connotation Persona Mood Diction Extended Metaphor Speaker Meter Tone Simile Metaphor Denotation Monologue