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Poetry Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| stanza, ex. | a group of lines. the star in the sky, it cries, as the sun rises, the is no longer high. |
| tercet, ex. | 3 lines. butterflies fly high, landing on the flowers, then they fly in the sky. |
| quatrain, ex. | 4 lines. the star in the sky, it cries, as the sun rises, the is no longer high. |
| couplet, ex. | 2 lines. alone in my head, i dream of when it will end |
| literal language, ex. | objective, no room for interpretation. he is a human. |
| figurative language, ex. | subjective, room for interpretation. simile, metaphor, etc. |
| rhythm, ex. | stressed/unstressed beats in a line. the tiger runs like fire, running from the sniper |
| metaphor vs. simile, ex. | comparison without like or as. she is a tiger; comparison with like or as. she is like a tiger |
| implied metaphor, ex. | when a metaphor is implied and not explicitly stated. Zeus in "The Eagle," as his patron animal is an eagle |
| rhyme, ex. | when words sound the same. bar / car |
| speaker | narrator of a poem |
| unity, ex. | when the poet uses different techniques to make the poem come together. Sonnet 73 - each quatrain is a single sentence |
| persona, ex. | the speaker writes as someone else. Emily Dickinson in "A Narrow Fellow in the Grass," writes/narrates as a young boy |
| slant rhyme, ex. | when words used to rhyme but don't anymore because of changed pronunciation. tear / star |
| anaphora, ex. | lines begin with the same word. they say hi, they say goodbye |
| poetry | words that have rhythm |
| onomatopoeia, ex. | how sound is created in a poem. boom |
| allusion, ex. | a reference to something else. Zeus is referred to in "The Eagle" because of the thunder |
| personification, ex. | attributing human characteristics to nonhuman things. flowers dance in the wind |
| pun, ex. | a play on words, humorous. tied / tide |
| theme, ex. | central message of a poem. sometimes, letting go is all a person can do to cope with loss |
| syntax, ex. | how a line of poetry is formed. his notice sudden is |
| connotation vs. denotation, ex. | using a word differently than its dictionary definition. swan = grace, beauty; a dictionary definition. swan |
| imagery--sound, taste, touch, smell, sight, ex. | using the five senses in a poem; describing sound, taste, touch, smell, sight in poetry |
| internal rhyme, ex. | when words rhyme within a line. the cat sat on its bed |
| rhyme scheme, ex. | specific rhyming order. ABAB, AABB |
| feminine rhyme vs. masculine rhyme, ex. | 2-3 syllables. streaming and beaming; 1 syllable. the cat sat on the mat |
| sound device, ex. | conveys meaning of poem through sound. onomatopoeia, assonance, consonance, rhyme, rhythm |
| irony | the poet writes what they don't mean |
| enjambment, ex. | a sentence is broken up into two lines. at night the sun sets / and the moon rises |
| archaic words, ex. | words retired/never used in modern day language. leaden --> wooden |
| tone, ex. | how the poet feels about the subject in poetry. anger, loved |
| diction, ex. | word choice in a poem. irrefutably, inane, pallid |
| ballad form (common form), ex. | a poetic form with 4 beats then 3 beats. "A Narrow Fellow in the Grass" |
| assonance vs. consonance, ex. | repetition of vowels. the cat sat on top of the mat; repetition of consonants. she sells sea shells by the sea shore. |
| scansion, ex. | determining the rhythm of a line of poetry, he / is u al/ways u cry/ing u at / night u. |
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