poetry terms
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Poetry Terms
Alliteration
The repetition of initial identical consonant sounds.
Example: “Homesick for home Daedalus hated
Crete”
Approximate Rhyme
Sounds are similar but not exact.
AssonanceThe repetition of vowel sounds.
Example:“My words like silent raindrops fell”
“All looked up in absolute amazement”
End RhymeRhymes that occur at the end of a line of
poetry.
Figurative LanguageFigurative language is language that uses
words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation. Figurative language, in comparison, uses exaggerations or alterations to make a particular linguistic point. Figurative language is very common in poetry, but is also used in prose and nonfiction writing as well.
http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/style-and-usage/Figurative-Language.html
Folk BalladPoem passed by word of mouth from one
generation to another.
Blues music can find its roots in folk ballads that were often sung. Folk ballads often reflect elements region and culture.
imageryLanguage that appeals to the senses.“Preludes” by T. S. Eliot. The winter evening settles down With smell of steaks in passageways. Six o'clock. The burnt-out ends of smoky days. And now a gusty shower wraps The grimy scraps Of withered leaves about your feet And newspapers from vacant lots; The showers beat On broken blinds and chimney-pots, And at the corner of the street A lonely cab-horse steams and stamps.And then the lighting of the lamps.
Imaginative LanguageWords use to arouse the reader’s feelings.
Internal RhymeRhyming within a line.
Literary BalladImitates the form and spirit of a folk ballad.
Lyrical Poetry
Poetry in which the speaker reveals personal thoughts and feelings.
Metaphor
Figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things, in which one thing becomes another thing without the use of the word like, as, than or resembles.
Narrative PoetryPoetry that tells a story, has a plot and
characters.
OnomotopoeiaThe use of a word or phrase that actually
imitates or suggests the sound of what it describes.
Examples:“Snap” “Crackle” “Pop” “Buzz” “Sizzle”
ParallelismRepeating of phrases/sentences so that the
repeated parts are alike.
Personification
Kind of metaphor in which a nonhuman thing or quality is talked about as if it were human.
Poetic SpeakerThe voice of a poem.
RepetitionThe repeating of sounds, letters, words, or
lines, which helps give poetry its meaning, form and sound.
Rhyme SchemeThe pattern of rhymes formed by the end
rhyme in a poem.
The Outlook wasn't brilliant for the Mudville nine that day: (a)The score stood four to two, with but one inning more to play. (a)And then when Cooney died at first, and Barrows did the same, (b)A sickly silence fell upon the patrons of the game. (b)
RhythmRhythm is a musical quality produced by the
repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables.
Rhythm occurs in all forms of language, both
written and spoken, but is particularly important in poetry
Sensory LanguageLanguage that appeals to the senses and
represents concrete objects, people, or events.
SimileA comparison of two dissimilar things using
"like" or "as.”
For example: “My love is like a red, red rose"
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