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AlliterationRepetition of a consonant
Example
•Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater
AssonanceRepetition of a vowel sound
ExamplePeter, Peter pumpkin eater had a wife and couldn’t keep her.
Ballads
A songlike poem that tells a story, usually adventure or romance
Concrete Poetry
A poem that has the shape of the poem’s subject
Dramatic Poetry
Poetry that involves the techniques of drama
End rhyme
Rhyme at the end of a line
Free Verse
Poetry not written in regular rhythmic pattern
Haiku
3 line Japanese verse form
• Line 1 & 3 are five syllables• Line 2 is seven syllables
ImageryDescriptive language to recreate sensory experiences
*it is writing that appeals to your senses to help you visualize the subject – imagine it
Internal rhyme
Rhyme within a line of poetry
Jargon
Slang or confusing language
Lyric poetry
Highly musical poem that expresses feeling
Metaphor
A comparison between two unlike things
Example:“Juliet is the sun”
Meter
Rhythmic pattern in a poem
Musical Devices
Poetic devices that have musical qualities
Narrative Poetry
Poetry that tells a story
Onomatopoeia
Use of words that imitate the sound it makes
Example:
Buzz, Woof, Pow, Wee
Personification
Giving an object humanlike qualities
Example:Beauty and the Beast
– Mrs. Potts
Poetry
Literature that uses highly concise, musical, emotional language
ProseOrdinary form of written language
NOT poetry, drama, or song
Refrain
Repeated line/group of lines in a poem or song
Repetition
Use of a sound, word, or phrase more than once
Repetition
Use of a sound, word, or phrase more than once
Rhyme
Repetition of sound at the end of words
Rhyme Scheme
Regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem
Remember the Shakespearean
Sonnet:
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
Rhythm
Pattern of beats (stresses) in poetry
Simile
Comparison of two unlike things using like or as
Symbols
Something that stands for something else