R Poetry Terms

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Poetry Terms and

TechniquesMs. Aixa Rodriguez

Belmont Preparatory High School

ESL/ELA


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So.. you think you knowSo.. you think you know

All about poetry?All about poetry?

Lets see!Lets see!Yes, you must take notes!Yes, you must take notes!

I am not kidding!I am not kidding!


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Types of PoetryTypes of Poetry

Narrative Poetry-Narrative Poetry- a narrative poem is one that tells aa narrative poem is one that tells astory. Types of narrative poetry include ballads andstory. Types of narrative poetry include ballads andepics.epics.

Lyric Poetry-Lyric Poetry- a highly musical verse that expressesa highly musical verse that expressesthe emotions of the speaker. Common types arethe emotions of the speaker. Common types aresonnets, odes, free verse and elegies.sonnets, odes, free verse and elegies.

Dramatic poetry-Dramatic poetry- a dramatic poem is a verse thata dramatic poem is a verse that

relies heavily on dramatic elements such asrelies heavily on dramatic elements such asmonologue, or dialogue. Two types of dramaticmonologue, or dialogue. Two types of dramaticpoetry are dramatic monologue and soliloquy.poetry are dramatic monologue and soliloquy.


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Whats a Ballad?

Come on I know you can

guess


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Ballad: a narrative poem, sometimes

sung, that tells a dramatic story.


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What about.

An acrostic poem?

Whats that?


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Acrostic poem: The first letters of the lines in an

spell a word, often the subject of the poem.

Another very incredibly

Intelligent and intuitive

Xena type warrior princess teacher with

An attitude.

Domoarigato

gozaimashita


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Ok hotshots!

Whats an epic poem?


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Epic : a long narrative poem centering on a

heroic figure who represents the fate of a nation.

Beowulfis an Old

English heroic epic

poem of anonymous

authorship. In the poem,Beowulf, a hero of the

Geats, battles three

antagonists: Grendel,

Grendel's mother; and,later in life after

becoming a king, an

unnamed dragon.


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AhObi-wan has taught you well.

The force is with you young Skywalker,but you are not a Jedi yet.

- Darth Vader

Define concrete poem.


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Concrete poem is written in a shape that adds meaning

to the poem.


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A little too easy- Darth Vader

Define free verse..


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Free verse : poetry with no set

rhythm or rhyme.


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Ha! Impressive most impressive..-

Darth Vader

A challenge you say!

Here you are! Define blank verse!


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Blank verse: unrhymed

iambic pentameter.


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A bit of tutoring you need hmmm..- Yoda

And if a person is to become one with the

force.what type of poem shall we write for

them hmmmm?


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Elegy or Elegiac poem: a meditative poem

mourning the death of an individual.


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Whats a

Dramatic Monologue?Dramatic Monologue?

SoliloquySoliloquy


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Dramatic monologue: a poem in which a

character addresses an audience.

A fictional character, at a critical or dramaticA fictional character, at a critical or dramatic

point in life, addresses a particular audience,point in life, addresses a particular audience,

which his identifiable but silent. In the coursewhich his identifiable but silent. In the course

of the monologue, we learn a great deal, oftenof the monologue, we learn a great deal, often

ironically, about the character who is speakingironically, about the character who is speaking

and the circumstance that have led to theand the circumstance that have led to the

speech.speech.


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SoliloquySoliloquy

A form of monologue found most often inA form of monologue found most often indrama. It differs from a dramatic monologue indrama. It differs from a dramatic monologue inthat the speaker is alone, revealing thoughtsthat the speaker is alone, revealing thoughts

and feelings to or for oneself that areand feelings to or for oneself that areintentionally unheard by other characters inintentionally unheard by other characters inShakespeares plays for example the principalShakespeares plays for example the principalcharacters reflections on how to act orcharacters reflections on how to act or

questions of conscience are revealed in theirquestions of conscience are revealed in theirsoliloquies. To be or not to besoliloquies. To be or not to be(Shakespeares(Shakespeares HamletHamlet))


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See if you can get this clue

The next poem rhymes with the last word in the

above sentence. It originated in an archipelago

famous for natural disasters, especially tsunamis and

earthquakes.


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Haiku: a three-line poem usually about nature,

with this syllable pattern: 5,7,5. This style

originated in Japan.

The old bicycleleaning against the lamp post

Will it fall over?


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Alright poetic geniuses

What is another poemWhat is another poem

similar to haiku butsimilar to haiku butlonger?longer?


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Tanka: a five-line poem usually about emotions with this syllable

pattern: 5,7,5,7,7.

The tanka poem is very similar to haiku but tanka poems havemore syllables and it uses simile, metaphor and

personification.

There are five lines in a Tanka poem.

Line one - 5 syllables Beautiful mountains

Line two - 7 syllables Rivers with cold, cold water.

Line three - 5 syllable White cold snow on rocks.

Line four - 7 syllables Trees over the place with frost.

Line five - 7 syllables White sparkly snow everywhere.

Tanka poems are written about nature, seasons, love, sadnessand other strong emotions. This form of poetry dates backalmost 1200 years.


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Ok champs.. Lets see you get this one

???:???: a meditation or celebration of a specific subject.


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Ode: a meditation or celebration of a specific subject.

Excerpt from

ODE ON A GRECIAN URN

By John Keats

What leaf-fringed legend haunts

about thy shapeOf deities or mortals, or of both,In Tempe or the dales of Arcady?What men or gods are these? Whatmaidens loath?What mad pursuit? What struggle toescape?

What pipes and timbrels? What wildecstasy?


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Lets see if you get this one.

___________ :___________ : apoem of fourteen lines iniambic pentameter.


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Sonnet: a poem of fourteen lines in iambic pentameter.

The New Colossus

Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, (a)

With conquering limbs astride from land to land; (b)

Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand (b)

A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame (a)

Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name (a)

Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand (b)

Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes

command (b) The air-bridged harbor that twin cities

frame. (a)

"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she (c)With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor, (d)

Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, (c)

The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. (d)

Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, (c)

I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" (d)

Emma Lazarus, 1883


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Shakespeares Sonnet 116

Let me not to the marriage of true minds (a)Admit impediments. Love is not love (b)Which alters when it alteration finds, (a)Or bends with the remover to remove. (b)

O no, it is an ever fixed mark (c)

That looks on tempests and is never shaken; (d)It is the star to every wand'ring barque, (c)Whose worth's unknown although his height be taken. (d)

Love's not time's fool, though rosy lips and cheeks (e)Within his bending sickle's compass come; (f)Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks, (e)But bears it out even to the edge of doom. (f)

If this be error and upon me proved, (g)I never writ, nor no man ever loved. (g)


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A quick quiz: Do you know

Stanza_________________

Rhyme ________________

Rhyme scheme ______________


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Stanza: grouping of lines within a

poem.Rhyme: repetition of the same

sound.

Rhyme scheme: a regular pattern

of end rhyme in a poem.


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Ok, so lets now go over commonOk, so lets now go over common

FORMS OF STANZA!FORMS OF STANZA!


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Whats a couplet?

Whats a couplet?

Je nais

se pas!


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Couplet: two lines of poetry that usually

rhyme.

Avocado GirlAvocado Girl

By: Ms. Aixa B. RodriguezBy: Ms. Aixa B. Rodriguez

I am anI am an ahuacatlahuacatlof ancient days,of ancient days,

Of both past and present ways.Of both past and present ways.

I am anI am an aguacateaguacate of a familiar green,of a familiar green,

A nuyorbronxrican Queen.A nuyorbronxrican Queen.

I am anI am an avocadoavocado with rough Bronx skin,with rough Bronx skin,

both Latina and American.both Latina and American.


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Not bad.. Not bad..

How about a tercet? Or triplet?


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Triplet or tercet: any three lines of poetry, whether as a

stanza or as a poem, rhymed or unrhymed, metered or

unmetered.

I am a yellow dogwho wishes he wasa purple-spotted frog.


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You are getting it!

And now.. a quatrain?


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Quatrain: four lines of poetry that usually have a rhyme

scheme.

A quatrain is a poem, or a stanza within a poem, that

consists always of four lines. It is the most common of

all stanza forms in European poetry. The rhyming

patterns include aabb, abab, abba, abcb.

Example: aabb (from William Blake, "The Tyger")

Tyger! Tyger! burning bright

In the forests of the night,What immortal hand or eye

Could frame thy fearful symmetry?

A i i ? A i i ? I
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A cinquain? A quintain? Its

driving me insane!

You can do it!

USE THE FORCE!


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Cinquain: a five-line poem

In summertime on BredonIn summertime on Bredon

The bells they sound so clear;The bells they sound so clear;

Round both the shires they ring themRound both the shires they ring themIn steeples far and near,In steeples far and near,

A happy noise to hear.A happy noise to hear.

-A.E. Houseman, Bredon Hill-A.E. Houseman, Bredon Hill


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Does it ever end?Does it ever end?

Sestet: six linesSestet: six lines

O, young Lochnivar is come out of the west,O, young Lochnivar is come out of the west,

Through all the wide Border his steed was the best;Through all the wide Border his steed was the best;

And save his good broadsword he weapons had none,And save his good broadsword he weapons had none,

He rode all unarmd, and he rode all alone.He rode all unarmd, and he rode all alone.

So faithful in love, and so dauntless in war.So faithful in love, and so dauntless in war.

There never was knight like the young Lochnivar.There never was knight like the young Lochnivar.

- Sir Walter Scott, Lochnivar- Sir Walter Scott, Lochnivar


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Nope.Nope.

Heptastich: seven linesHeptastich: seven lines

The flower that smiles todayThe flower that smiles today

Tomorrow dies;Tomorrow dies;

All that we wish to stayAll that we wish to stay

Tempts and then flies;Tempts and then flies;

What is this worlds delight?What is this worlds delight?

Lightning, that mocks the night,Lightning, that mocks the night,Brief even as bright.Brief even as bright.

- Percy Bysshe Shelley, Mutability- Percy Bysshe Shelley, Mutability


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Last one! I promise!Last one! I promise!

Octave: eight linesOctave: eight lines

Labor is blossoming or dancing whereLabor is blossoming or dancing where

The body is not bruised to pleasure soul,The body is not bruised to pleasure soul,

Nor beauty born out of its own despair,Nor beauty born out of its own despair,

Nor blear-eyed wisdom out of midnight oil.Nor blear-eyed wisdom out of midnight oil.

O chestnut tree, great-rooted blossomer,O chestnut tree, great-rooted blossomer,

Are you the leaf, the blossom, or the bole?Are you the leaf, the blossom, or the bole?

O body swayed to the music, O brightening glance,O body swayed to the music, O brightening glance,

How can we know the dancer from the dance?How can we know the dancer from the dance?

- William Butler Yeats, Among School Children- William Butler Yeats, Among School Children


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Quick quizQuick quiz

Sestet: _________________________Sestet: _________________________

Heptastich: ______________________Heptastich: ______________________

Octave: _________________________Octave: _________________________


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Ok.. now Rhythm and Rhyme!Ok.. now Rhythm and Rhyme!

Techniques of Poetry: SoundTechniques of Poetry: Sound


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End Rhyme- the use of rhyming words at

the ends of lines.

Internal rhyme: use of rhyming words

within lines

Slant Rhyme- use of rhyming sounds that

are similar but not identical, as in rave and

rove or rot and rock. (consonance is a type

of slant rhyme).

RhymeRhyme


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Ok, ok how about

Alliteration and consonance?


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Alliteration: repetition of initial

consonant sounds.

Sometimes some studentsdecide to stand instead ofsitting, to speak when

someone is speaking andsimply act silly.


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Consonance: same consonant sound

Avocado GirlAvocado Girl

By: Ms. Aixa B. RodriguezBy: Ms. Aixa B. Rodriguez

I am anI am an ahuacatlahuacatlof ancient dayof ancient dayss,,

Of both past and present wayOf both past and present wayss..

I am anI am an aguacateaguacate of a familiar greeof a familiar greenn,,

A nuyorbronxricA nuyorbronxricanan QueeQueenn..

I am anI am an avocadoavocado with rough Bronx skwith rough Bronx skinin,,

both Latina and Americboth Latina and American..


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Ok keep it clean

What is assonance?


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Assonance: repetition of vowel sounds among words that

begin or end with different consonants.

"Doo youou like blueue?".

Hoow noow broown coow

Hear the meellow weeddingbeells.

Edgar Allan Poe, "The

Bells"


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Meter and rhythm: movement and pattern in a poem.

Metrical verseMetrical verse follows a set rhythmicalfollows a set rhythmicalpattern.pattern. Free verseFree verse ororvers librevers libre, does not., does not.

TheThe metermeter of a poem is its rhythmical pattern.of a poem is its rhythmical pattern.

English verse is made of rhythmical unitsEnglish verse is made of rhythmical unitscalledcalled feet.feet. AA footfoot is made up ofis made up ofweaklyweaklystressedstressed(() andstrongly stressed(/) syllables.


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Poetry has feet?Poetry has feet?

Type of Foot Pattern Example

Iamb, or iambic foot / afraid

Trochee, or trochaic foot / freedom

Anapest, or anapestic foot / in a flash

Dactyl, or dactylic foot / feverish

Spondee, or spondaic foot / / baseball

Pyrrhee or pyrrhic foot unbelievable


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How many feet does your poem have?How many feet does your poem have?

Term Number of feet Example

monometer one foot And IShall flyaway

dimeter two feet After autumnComes the winter

trimeter three feet In the midst of mourning

tetrameter four feet O saddle up my milk white steed

pentameter five feet That time of year thou mayst in me behold

hexameter six feet A perfect knight he was, that all couldplainly see.


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Iambic pentameter: ten syllables with 2nd, 4th 6th, 8th,

10th syllables accented.

Shakespeare wrote in iambicShakespeare wrote in iambic

pentameter.pentameter.

T h i f P M iT h i f P M i


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Techniques of Poetry: MeaningTechniques of Poetry: Meaning

Image- language that creates a concrete representation of anImage- language that creates a concrete representation of anobject or an experience.object or an experience.

Objective correlative- group of images that together create aObjective correlative- group of images that together create agiven emotion in a reader or listener.given emotion in a reader or listener.

Figure of speech or trope is an expression that has more than aFigure of speech or trope is an expression that has more than aliteral meaning.literal meaning.

Hyperbole- an exaggeration made for rhetorical effect.Hyperbole- an exaggeration made for rhetorical effect. Metaphor- figure of speech in which one t thing is spoken orMetaphor- figure of speech in which one t thing is spoken or

written about as if it were another.written about as if it were another.

Tenor of the metaphor is the writers actual subject.Tenor of the metaphor is the writers actual subject. The vehicle of the metaphor is the other thing to which theThe vehicle of the metaphor is the other thing to which thesubject is compared or likened.subject is compared or likened.

Personification and similes are types of metaphor.Personification and similes are types of metaphor.


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Techniques of Poetry: Meaning contdTechniques of Poetry: Meaning contd

Metonymy- the naming of an object associated with aMetonymy- the naming of an object associated with athing instead of the name of the thing itself. Ex: Thething instead of the name of the thing itself. Ex: TheWhite House for the President, or The Crown for theWhite House for the President, or The Crown for theKing.King.

Simile- a comparison using like or as.Simile- a comparison using like or as. Synaesthesia- a figure of speech that combines in aSynaesthesia- a figure of speech that combines in a

single expression images related to two or moresingle expression images related to two or moredifferent senses. Ex. Singing light.different senses. Ex. Singing light.

Synecdoche- a figure of speech in which the name ofSynecdoche- a figure of speech in which the name ofa part of something is used in place of the name of thea part of something is used in place of the name of thewhole or vice versa. Ex. Hired hands = laborerswhole or vice versa. Ex. Hired hands = laborers


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Rhetorical techniquesRhetorical techniques

Rhetorical techniques are extraordinary but literal use of language to achieve aRhetorical techniques are extraordinary but literal use of language to achieve aparticular effect.particular effect.

Antithesis- a rhetorical technique in which words, phrases or ideas are stronglyAntithesis- a rhetorical technique in which words, phrases or ideas are stronglycontrasted often by repeating a grammatical structure. Ex; to err is human, tocontrasted often by repeating a grammatical structure. Ex; to err is human, toforgive divine.forgive divine.

Apostrophe- rhetorical technique in which an object or person is directly addressed.Apostrophe- rhetorical technique in which an object or person is directly addressed.

Catalog- a list of people or thingsCatalog- a list of people or things Chiasmus- a rhetorical technique in which the order of occurrence of words orChiasmus- a rhetorical technique in which the order of occurrence of words or

phrases is reversed. Ex.: we can weather changes but we cant change the weather.phrases is reversed. Ex.: we can weather changes but we cant change the weather. Parallelism- a rhetorical technique in which a writer emphasizes the equal value orParallelism- a rhetorical technique in which a writer emphasizes the equal value or

weight of two or more ideas by expressing them in the same grammatical form, asweight of two or more ideas by expressing them in the same grammatical form, asin the phrase with hope, with joy, and with love.in the phrase with hope, with joy, and with love.

Repetition- writers conscious reuse of a sound, a word, phrase sentence or otherRepetition- writers conscious reuse of a sound, a word, phrase sentence or other

element.element. Rhetorical question: a question asked for effect but not meant to be answeredRhetorical question: a question asked for effect but not meant to be answered

because the answer is clear from the context.because the answer is clear from the context.


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Structure and Language in PoetryStructure and Language in Poetry

Allegory- a narrative in prose or verse, inAllegory- a narrative in prose or verse, in

which abstract ideas, principles human valueswhich abstract ideas, principles human values

or states d of mind are personified. Theor states d of mind are personified. The

purpose of the allegory is to illustrate thepurpose of the allegory is to illustrate thesignificance of the ideas by dramatizing them.significance of the ideas by dramatizing them.

Parable and fable are kinds of allegory inParable and fable are kinds of allegory in

which a moral I illustrated in the form of awhich a moral I illustrated in the form of astory.story.


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AllusionAllusion

A reference to a historical event, to Biblical,A reference to a historical event, to Biblical,

mythological or literary characters and incidents withmythological or literary characters and incidents with

which the reader is assumed to be familiar. Allusionwhich the reader is assumed to be familiar. Allusion

may , with few words, enrich or extend the meaningmay , with few words, enrich or extend the meaningof a phrase or idea or image, Allusion may also beof a phrase or idea or image, Allusion may also be

used for ironic effect. In his poem Out Rober frostused for ironic effect. In his poem Out Rober frost

expects the reader to recall from Macbeths finalexpects the reader to recall from Macbeths final

soliloquy the line Out out brief candle Suchsoliloquy the line Out out brief candle Suchexpressions as a Herculean task or Achilles heelexpressions as a Herculean task or Achilles heel

are also forms of allusion.are also forms of allusion.


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AmbiguityAmbiguity

Denotes uncertainty of meaning. In literatureDenotes uncertainty of meaning. In literature

and especially poetry, we speak of intentionaland especially poetry, we speak of intentional

ambiguity, the use of language and images toambiguity, the use of language and images to

suggest more than one meaning at the samesuggest more than one meaning at the sametime.time.


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ConnotationConnotation

The feelings attitudes images and associationsThe feelings attitudes images and associations

of a word or expression. Connotations areof a word or expression. Connotations are

usually said to be positive or negativeusually said to be positive or negative


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DenotationDenotation

That which a word actually names, identifies,That which a word actually names, identifies,

or points to Denotation is sometimesor points to Denotation is sometimes

referred to as the dictionary definition of areferred to as the dictionary definition of a

work.work.


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Figurative LanguageFigurative Language

The intentional and imaginative use of wordsThe intentional and imaginative use of words

and comparisons that are not literal but thatand comparisons that are not literal but that

create original, vivid, and often unexpectedcreate original, vivid, and often unexpected

images and associations .images and associations .


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HyperboleHyperbole

An exaggerated expression also calledAn exaggerated expression also called

overstatement, for a particular effect, whichoverstatement, for a particular effect, which

may be humorous, satirical, or intenselymay be humorous, satirical, or intensely

emotional. Hyperbole is the expression ofemotional. Hyperbole is the expression offolktales and legends.folktales and legends.

Ex. I have mountains of work to do.Ex. I have mountains of work to do.


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IronyIrony

In general a tone or figure of speech in whichIn general a tone or figure of speech in which

there is a discrepancy a striking difference orthere is a discrepancy a striking difference or

contradiction between what is expressed andcontradiction between what is expressed and

what is meant or expected. Irony maybe usedwhat is meant or expected. Irony maybe usedto achieve a powerful effect indir4ectly. Into achieve a powerful effect indir4ectly. In

satire, for example it may be used to ridiculesatire, for example it may be used to ridicule

or criticize.or criticize.


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MetaphorMetaphor

Form of analogy or comparison where theForm of analogy or comparison where the

author finds and expresses similarity betweenauthor finds and expresses similarity between

dissimilar things.dissimilar things.


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OnomatopoeiaOnomatopoeia

The use of words or phrases that sound like theThe use of words or phrases that sound like the

things to which they refer. Examples includethings to which they refer. Examples include

the words meow, clink, boom, and mumble.the words meow, clink, boom, and mumble.


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OxymoronOxymoron

Related to paradox, oxymoron is a figure ofRelated to paradox, oxymoron is a figure of

speech in which two contradictory or sharplyspeech in which two contradictory or sharply

contrasting terms are paired fro emphasis orcontrasting terms are paired fro emphasis or

ironic effect. Students favorite examplesironic effect. Students favorite examplesinclude jumbo shrimp and armyinclude jumbo shrimp and army

Intelligence. Poets have written of the wiseIntelligence. Poets have written of the wise

fool Joyful sadness or and eloquentfool Joyful sadness or and eloquentsilence.silence.


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ParadoxParadox

An expression concept of situation whoseAn expression concept of situation whose

literal statement is contradictory , yet whichliteral statement is contradictory , yet which

makes a truthful and meaningful observation.makes a truthful and meaningful observation.

Less is more Less is more


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SatireSatire

A form or style that uses elements of irony,A form or style that uses elements of irony,

ridicule, exaggeration , understatement,ridicule, exaggeration , understatement,

sarcasm, humor or absurdity to criticize humansarcasm, humor or absurdity to criticize human

behavior or a society.behavior or a society.


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SimileSimile

An expression that is a direct comparison ofAn expression that is a direct comparison of

two things using words as like a s as if seemstwo things using words as like a s as if seems

and appears.and appears.

I wandered lonely as a cloud (WilliamI wandered lonely as a cloud (William

WordsworthWordsworth


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SpeakerSpeaker

The narrative voice in a poem. Also theThe narrative voice in a poem. Also the

character who speaks in a dramatic monologuecharacter who speaks in a dramatic monologue


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SymbolSymbol

Anything that stands for or suggests somethingAnything that stands for or suggests something

else.else.


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UnderstatementUnderstatement

Expression in which something is presented asExpression in which something is presented as

less important or significant than it really is.less important or significant than it really is.

Understatement is often used for humorous,Understatement is often used for humorous,

satiric or ironic effect.satiric or ironic effect. He was not without imagination (MarkHe was not without imagination (Mark

Twain)Twain)

Unit Quiz


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Unit Quiz

1. Stanza: grouping of lines within a poem.

2. Rhyme: repetition of the same sound.

3. Rhyme scheme: a regular pattern of end rhyme in apoem.

4. Meter and rhythm: movement and pattern in a poem

5. Iambic pentameter: ten syllables with 2nd, 4th 6th, 8th,

10th syllables accented.

6. Blank verse: unrhymed iambic pentameter.

7. Acrostic poem: The first letters of the lines in an spell aword, often the subject of the poem.

8. Free verse : poetry with no set rhythm or rhyme.9. Alliteration: repetition of initial consonant sounds.

10. Consonance: same consonant sound


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Quiz contdQuiz contd

11. Assonance: repetition of vowel sounds among words that begin or end with differentconsonants.

12. Internal rhyme: pattern where words within a line rhyme with the one that ends it.

13. Couplet: two lines of poetry that usually rhyme.

14. Triplet or tercet: any three lines of poetry, whether as a stanza or as a poem, rhymed orunrhymed, metered or unmetered.

15. Quatrain: four lines of poetry that usually have a rhyme scheme.

16. Cinquain: a five-line poem, with this syllable pattern 2, 4, 6, 8, 2.17. Ballad: a narrative poem, sometimes sung, that tells a dramatic story.

18. Epic : a long narrative poem centering on a heroic figure who represents the fate of anation.

19. Concrete poem is written in a shape that adds meaning to the poem.

20. Elegy: a meditative poem mourning the death of an individual.

21. Dramatic monologue: a poem in which a character addresses an audience.

22. Haiku: a three-line poem usually about nature, with this syllable pattern: 5,7,5. Thisstyle originated in Japan.

23. Tanka: a five-line poem usually about emotions with this syllable pattern: 5,7,5,7,7.

24. Lyric: poems that are brief and express a powerful emotion Ode: a meditation orcelebration of a specific subject.

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