POETRY TERMS ENGLISH I Poetry a kind of

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POETRY TERMS ENGLISH I

POETRY TERMS ENGLISH I

• Poetry- a kind of rhythmic, compressed language that uses figures of speech

• Poetry- a kind of rhythmic, compressed language that uses figures of speech and imagery designed to appeal to our emotions and imaginations. • Couplet- 2 consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme. • Ex. I think that I shall never see • A poem lovely as a tree.

• Onomatopoeia- The use of words that sound like what they mean. •

• Onomatopoeia- The use of words that sound like what they mean. • Ex. - Pop! Crackle! • Imagery- language that appeals to the senses, especially mental pictures. • Internal rhyme- rhyme that occurs within a line. • Ex- Once upon a midnight dreary, while I ponder weak and weary.

• Rhyme scheme- the pattern of end rhyme in a section of poetry.

• Rhyme scheme- the pattern of end rhyme in a section of poetry. Ex- My vantage point had a clear view (A) of the depths of the pit below (B) bathed with the tears of its crew (A) • Repetition- a device used to emphasize the importance of words and persuasive writing and poetry

• Stanza- a group of consecutive lines in a poem that form a

• Stanza- a group of consecutive lines in a poem that form a single unit. • Symbol- a person, place, thing, or event that stands both for itself and something beyond itself. • Rhyme- the repetition of accented vowel sounds and all sounds following them in words that are close together in a poem.

• Simile- a figure of speech that uses like or as to compare

• Simile- a figure of speech that uses like or as to compare things that seem to have little or nothing in common. • Ex- I am as hungry as a horse. • Metaphor- a comparison between two unlike things in which some reasonable connection is instantly revealed. • Ex- The moon, a haunting lantern, shone through the clouds.

• Personification- giving human qualities to something nonhuman or abstract. • My dog

• Personification- giving human qualities to something nonhuman or abstract. • My dog told me to come inside. • Rhythm- a musical quality produced by the repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables or by the repetition of certain other sound patterns.

• Alliteration- the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words that appear close

• Alliteration- the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words that appear close together. • Ex. More Mischief and Merriment. • Assonance- The repetition of similar, interior vowel sounds in a line of poetry. • Ex. Why does my wife fly in the sky at night?

• Allusion- reference to a statement, person, place, event, or thing that is

• Allusion- reference to a statement, person, place, event, or thing that is known from history, religion, literature, or myth • Ex. In The Glass Menagerie, Tom speaks of “Chamberlain’s umbrella”, a reference to British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain.

• Refrain- a repeated sound, word, phrase, line, or group of lines. •

• Refrain- a repeated sound, word, phrase, line, or group of lines. • Ex- A time to be born, and a time to die, a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted. • Meter- a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry • Allegory- a story or poem in which the characters, settings, and events stand for other people or events.

CONSONANCE- repetition of an interior consonant sound, sometimes at the end, within a short

CONSONANCE- repetition of an interior consonant sound, sometimes at the end, within a short sentence. Ex. The kingfisher is splashing through the rushing water.

• Sonnet- a 14 line poem written in iambic pentameter with a standard

• Sonnet- a 14 line poem written in iambic pentameter with a standard rhyme scheme. • Epic- a long narrative poem that tells the story of a hero.

3 MAJOR FORMS OF POETRY • Lyric- expresses the personal feelings or thoughts of

3 MAJOR FORMS OF POETRY • Lyric- expresses the personal feelings or thoughts of a speaker. • Epic- a long narrative poem that tells the deeds of a hero. • Ballad- a song or poem that tells a story

PROVIDE AN EXAMPLE FOR EACH TERM LISTED • • • 1. Alliteration 2. Metaphor

PROVIDE AN EXAMPLE FOR EACH TERM LISTED • • • 1. Alliteration 2. Metaphor 3. Simile 4. Onomatopoeia 5. Internal rhyme 6. Refrain 7. Assonance 8. Consonance 9. Personification-

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