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Poetry Terms

Poetry Terms. Ms. Mathews English 9H. Types of Poems. Verse. Rhymed Verse the most commonly used form of verse generally has an end rhyme Blank Verse generally identified by a regular meter, but no end rhyme Free Verse usually defined as having no fixed meter and no end rhyme.

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Poetry Terms

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  1. Poetry Terms Ms. Mathews English 9H

  2. Types of Poems

  3. Verse • Rhymed Verse • the most commonly used form of verse • generally has an end rhyme • Blank Verse • generally identified by a regular meter, but no end rhyme • Free Verse • usually defined as having no fixed meter and no end rhyme

  4. Example of Rhymed Verse      I wandered lonely as a cloud:    That floats on high o'er vales and hills    When all at once I saw a crowd,    A host, of golden daffodils;    Beside the lake, beneath the trees    Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.                                     -William Wordsworth

  5. Example of Blank Verse      In Mathematics, Woman leads the way:    The narrow-minded pedant still believes    That two and two make four! Why, we can prove,    We women-household drudges as we are-    That two and two make five-or three-or seven;    Or five-and-twenty, if the case demands! -Anonymous

  6. Example of Free Verse    I remember the days of dreamings,  From where in the world so much knowledges,  And thoughts of wonderful and funs.  But however life walks ahead,  And ideas are unavailing aloud,  When around so many flies.  Concealed after the masks of sorrow. -Anonymous

  7. Narrative • Tells a story • Includes the following elements: • Characters • Setting • Plot • Point of View • All the elements combine to form a theme • Example: The Odyssey

  8. Ballad • Tells a story • Meant to be sung or recited • Typically depict ordinary people in the midst of tragic events or adventures of love and bravery • Example: “The Ballad of Birmingham”

  9. Lyric • A short poem in which the speaker expresses personal thoughts and feelings • Most poems, with the exception of narratives, are lyric poems • Cover many subjects, from love to death to everyday experiences • Example: “Theme for English B” by Langston Hughes

  10. Epic • A long narrative poem about the adventures of a hero whose actions reflect the ideals and values of a nation or race • Address universal concerns, such as: • Good and evil • Life and death • Sin and redemption • Example: The Odyssey

  11. Sonnet • A lyric poem of 14 lines • Most common is the Shakespearean sonnet • made up of three quatrains (four line units) and a final couplet • has a rhyme scheme of abab cdcd efef gg • Example: “Sonnet 140” by William Shakespeare

  12. Poetic Elements

  13. Analogy • A point-by-point comparison between two things that are alike in some respect • Are often used in nonfiction, when an unfamiliar subject or idea is explained in terms of a familiar one

  14. Rhyme • The occurrence of a similar or identical sound at the ends of two or more words • Example: suite, heat, complete • Internal rhyme • Occurs within the line • End rhyme • Occurs at the end of the line • Slant rhyme • Also called approximate or near rhyme • Occurs when the sounds are not quite identical • Example: care and dear

  15. Rhyme Examples • Internal • Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary • While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping • External • Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.All the King's horses, And all the King's menCouldn't put Humpty together again! • Slant • I sat in the dark • nursing my broken heart.

  16. Meter • The regular pattern of accented and unaccented syllables in a line of poetry

  17. Rhythm • Refers to the pattern or flow of sound created by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry

  18. Tone • The attitude a writer takes towards a subject • Reflects the feelings of the writer

  19. Oxymoron • A figure of speech that combines contradicting words • Examples: • Bitter sweet • Forward retreat • Serious joke • Deafening silence

  20. Alliteration • The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words • Example using the h sound: “The angels, not half so happy in Heaven, Went envying her and me;” -Edgar Allan Poe, from “Annabel Lee”

  21. Hyperbole • The use of exaggeration • May be used to evoke strong feelings or to create a strong impression • Not meant to be taken literally • Examples: • I’m so hungry that I could eat a horse! • That bag weighs a ton.

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