Poetry 101

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POETRY

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POETRY

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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.

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Poetic Devices - Language Figurative Language

Simile Metaphor Alliteration Hyperbole Imagery Personification

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Poetic Devices – Language & Style

Tone Voice Repetition Symbol Theme

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Simile A comparison between two objects

using a specific word or comparison such as "like", "as", or "than".

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Metaphor A comparison between two objects with

the intent of giving clearer meaning to one of them

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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

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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!

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Imagery Imagery is the use of vivid description,

usually rich in sensory words, to create pictures, or images, in the reader's mind.

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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

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Onomatopoeia a word whose sounds seem to duplicate

the sounds they describe--hiss, buzz, bang, murmur, meow, growl

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Allusion Reference to an event, place, or

character from history. EX

Waters of Babylon

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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"

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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.

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Repetition the repeating of words, phrases, lines,

or stanzas.

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Symbolism anything that stands for something else

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Theme the abstract concept explored in a

literary work; frequently recurring ideas, such as

enjoy-life while-you-can;