POETRY

The art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for excitingpleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or el
evated thoughts.

SENSES AND IMAGES

DICTION

"a saying, expression, word"), in its original, primary meaning, refers to the writer's or the speaker's
distinctive vocabulary choices and style of expression in a poem or story. A secondary, common meaning
of "diction" means the distinctiveness of speech, the art of speaking so that each word is clearly heard
and understood to its fullest complexity and extremity, and concerns pronunciation and tone, rather
than word choice and style. This secondary sense is more precisely and commonly expressed with the
term enunciation, or with its synonym articulation.

RHYME SCHEME

A rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem or song. It is usually referred
to by using letters to indicate which lines rhyme; lines designated with the same letter all rhyme with
each other.

STRUCTURE

The arrangement of and relations between the parts or elements of something complex.

QUATRAINS

a stanza of four lines, especially one having alternate rhymes.

SPEAKER

a stanza of four lines, especially one having alternate rhymes.

WORD ORDER

Most English sentences (clauses) conform to the SVO word order. This means that the Subject comes
before the Verb, which comes before the Object. Examples:

I (S) bought (V) a new computer (O).

She (S) doesn't like (V) dogs (O).

Why did you (S) do (V) that (O)?

It is more complicated when an indirect object (I) is added to the sentence. In this case the word order
depends a.) on whether the direct and indirect objects are nouns or pronouns, and b.) on whether the
indirect object is preceded by the word to. Here are the basic rules:

Indirect object with to: SVOI I showed the computer to my friends.

Two nouns I showed it to them.
 Two pronouns I showed it to my friends.
Pronoun object/noun indirect object She gave the present to her mother.
She gave it to her.
She gave it to her mother.
Indirect object without to: SVI0 I showed my friends the computer.
Two nouns I showed them it.
Two pronouns I showed them the computer
Noun object/pronoun indirect object She gave her mother the present.
She gave her it.
She gave her the present.

POETIC LICENSE

The freedom to depart from the facts of a matter or from the conventional rules of language when
speaking or writing in order to create an effect.

CLOSE READING

Close reading is thoughtful, critical analysis of a text that focuses on significant details or patterns in
order to develop a deep, precise understanding of the text's form, craft, meanings, etc. It is a key
requirement of the Common Core State Standards and directs the reader's attention to the text itself.

CONTEXT

The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be
fully understood and assessed.

ELEMENT

a component or constituent of a whole or one of the parts into which a whole may be resolved by
analysis

VISUAL IMAGERY

Visual imagery is a memory technique that involves constructing mental images when learning new
information in order to be able to better recall the information later.

OLFACTORY

Relating to the sense of smell.

AUDITOTY IMAGERY

Auditory imagery pertains to sounds, noises, music, or the sense of hearing. (This kind of imagery may
come in the form of onomatopoeia). Olfactory imagery pertains to odors, scents, or the sense of smell.
Gustatory imagery pertains to flavors or the sense of taste.

TACTILE IMAGERY
Tactile imagery relates to the sense of touch. It is one of the seven types of sensory images used to
create description in writing. The other six are visual, auditory, kinesthetic, olfactory, gustatory and
organic.

GUSTATORY IMAGERY

Gustatory imagery refers to words, descriptions or pictures in your brain that make you think of taste.

FORMALIST

a person who adheres excessively to prescribed forms.