Poetry 101
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POETRY
Poetic Terms Stanza: a group of two or more lines in a
poem ( a paragraph within a poem) Verse: a line Rhyme:The similarity of ending sounds
existing between two words Rhyme Scheme: The sequence in which
the rhyme occurs. The first end sound is represented as the letter "a", the second is "b", etc.
Poetic Devices - Language Figurative Language
Simile Metaphor Alliteration Hyperbole Imagery Personification
Poetic Devices – Language & Style
Tone Voice Repetition Symbol Theme
Simile A comparison between two objects
using a specific word or comparison such as "like", "as", or "than".
Metaphor A comparison between two objects with
the intent of giving clearer meaning to one of them
Alliteration Repetition of the same letter of the first
word EX:
sweet smell of success She left the Heaven of Heroes and came
down To make a man to meet the mortal need A man to match the mountains and the sea The friendly welcome of the wayside well
Hyperbole a figure of speech that uses an
exaggerated or extravagant statement to create a strong emotional response.
EX: They ran like greased lightning.
He's got tons of money.Her brain is the size of a pea.He is older than the hills.I will die if she asks me to dance.She is as big as an elephant!
Imagery Imagery is the use of vivid description,
usually rich in sensory words, to create pictures, or images, in the reader's mind.
Personification is giving human traits (qualities,
feelings, action, or characteristics) to non-living objects (things, colors, qualities, or ideas).
For example: The window winked at me
Onomatopoeia a word whose sounds seem to duplicate
the sounds they describe--hiss, buzz, bang, murmur, meow, growl
Allusion Reference to an event, place, or
character from history. EX
Waters of Babylon
Oxymoron a statement with two parts which seem
contradictory; examples: sad joy, a wise fool, the
sound of silence, or Hamlet's saying, "I must be cruel only to be kind"
Tone the writer's attitude toward the material
and/or readers. Tone may be playful, formal, intimate, angry, serious, ironic, outraged, baffled, tender, serene, depressed, etc.
Repetition the repeating of words, phrases, lines,
or stanzas.
Symbolism anything that stands for something else
Theme the abstract concept explored in a
literary work; frequently recurring ideas, such as
enjoy-life while-you-can;