Poetry Terms & Info
poetry · __________ form of __________________ · uses _____________ in a ___________ way · written in _____________ (how _________ are ______ together) · written in _______________(how __________are ____________) · often uses r____________, r______________, & _______________ language · ______________ us about ourselves in a _______________ way
prose		written in ________________ & __________________
How to read a poem
1.	read ___________ to hear ____________ & rhythm
2.	decide who is _________________
3.	________________ the feelings or things described
4.	give each poem a ____________
Misc. Concepts
allusion				____________ to anything ______________ the _______ that the writer expects the reader to know 4 basic types:
analogy				an ______________ metaphor (____________________ that keeps comparing & using _________________ of the _________________ so the reader _________________ the reference)
connotation				feeling a _____________ _____________ with it
denotation				_______________ meaning of a word
imagery or sensory details				words/phrases that appeal to the ____________; pictures _____________ with ______________
inferences					a ________________ guess after looking at the evidence
mood					___________ a reader gets upon reading
symbol					has meaning in _________ but ______________ something ____________
tone					___________________of the writer toward his/her ______________
Sounds of language
1. rhyme
end rhyme
internal rhyme
near rhyme
rhyme scheme					letters of the ___________ used to _________rhyme
2. rhythm
a. regular rhythm
b. free verse
3. repetition
4. onomatopoeia
5. alliteration
Figures of Speech or Figurative Language
1. metaphor
2. personification
3. hyperbole
4. simile
Some Basic Types of Poetry
haiku			concrete			narrative