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 the central idea, topic, or point of a story, essay, or narrative is its theme. 3 he rhythmical pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in verse 4 the character or narrator telling the story can see (his or her perspective). 5 A dramatic character, distinguished from the poet, who is the speaker of a poem 6 The poet’s attitude toward the poem’s speaker, reader, and subject matter, as interpreted by the reader. 7 a feeling or idea that a word has, in addition to its literal or main meaning 8 vocabulary, phrasing, and grammatical usage deemed appropriate to verse as well as the deviations allowable for effect within it 9 the author takes a single metaphor and employs it at length, using various subjects, images, ideas and situations. 10 a speech given by a single character in a story. 11 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 12 A direct comparison between two dissimilar things; uses "like" or "as" to state the terms of the comparison. 13 referred to as the atmosphere of a literary piece, as it creates an emotional setting that surrounds the readers. 14 a word’s “dictionary definition” rather than its associated emotion or definition Metaphor Persona Extended Metaphor Simile Point of View Diction Denotation Connotation Speaker Tone Theme Mood Meter Monologue