1. Poetry and Nonfiction Review of Terms

2. Poetry Terms Physical parts of a poem:
Stanza -- a group of lines separated by a space.
Notice whether the poem is divided into stanzas and if so, number them!
Line numbers -- every 5th line marked with the number to the side (5, 10, 15, etc.) to help you locate a specific line or set of lines by counting up or down.

3. Italics / italicized words:
Italics / italicized words: words written in italics are italicized for a reason. For example, a poet may want to put emphasis on a word (I told you he was a thief!) or the poet wants the words/lines/phrases in italics to stand out for some reason.
For example:
Or does it explode? (from “Harlem”)
“I never thought about how he felt.”

4. Poet: writer of a poem
Speaker: narrator of a poem; the person or thing speaking the words of the poem.
Figurative Language: not intended to be taken literally. For example, simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification.
Figurative language is intentional. Think about why the poet or author chose to use that figure of speech.

5. Simile: compares two unlike things using like or as
Metaphor: compares two unlike things; associates the qualities of one thing with another
Hyperbole: an extreme exaggeration for effect
Personification: Giving human qualities to something non-human.
Idiom: a popular saying or expression ,often written in quotation marks “”

6. Useful vocabulary terms:
convey
contrast
distinguish
illustrate
message
conclude
present
organize

7. Nonfiction Text Structures
Compare/Contrast
Sequential (Process)
Problem/Solution
Cause/Effect
Topical/Descriptive
Chronological