Poe (Poetry)

Vocabulary 8

implore: begThe man was overly distraught when he lost his job. He ___________ his boss for his job back.

token: sign

lattice: window framesmall opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted

beguiling: tricking

decorum: formal behaviorOne should act with _________ when meeting invited to a dinner party.

countenance: facial expressions

discourse: speech

reverie: daydream

blasphemous: disrespectful or offensive

impede: to interfere or slow down

alliteration: repetition of initial consonant sounds

“While I nodded, nearly napping…” is a line that uses _________ for effect.

onomatopoeia: words that sound like the meaning( rustling, boom, bam, etc)

The old batman cartoons used _________ for sound effects because the word sounds like its meaning, too.

apathy: lack of feeling or interest

anomaly: departure from the normal rules

stanza: group of lines that form a unit in a poem