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Poetry Concepts |
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poetry ·
oldest form of literature ·
uses words in a special way ·
written in lines(how words are put together) ·
written in stanzas(how lines are grouped) ·
often uses rhyme, rhythm, and figurative language ·
teaches us about ourselves in a different way |
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Prose |
written in sentences in paragraphs |
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How to read a poem: |
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1. |
read aloud to hear sounds & rhythm |
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2. |
decide who
is speaking |
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3. |
imagine the
feelings or things described |
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4. |
give each poem a chance |
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Misc. Concepts |
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allusion |
reference
to the Bible, literature, history, mythology, or to anything outside the
writing that the writer expects the reader to know |
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connotation |
feeling a
word carries with it |
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denotation |
dictionary
meaning of a word |
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imagery |
words/phrases
that appeal to the senses; pictures made with words |
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inferences |
a logical
guess after looking at the evidence |
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irony |
contrast between what appears to be & what really is |
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verbal |
saying
one thing mean the opposite |
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situational |
something happens that
is not expected or appropriate |
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dramatic |
reader or viewer knows
the true state of affairs or what’s going on, but
the characters do not |
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mood |
feeling a reader gets upon reading |
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tone |
attitude of the writer toward his/her subject |
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Sounds of
language |
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1. rhyme |
words that end
with the same sound |
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end rhyme |
words that rhyme and appear at the ends of lines |
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internal rhyme |
rhyming words within a line |
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near rhyme |
words that look like
they might rhyme but don’t; words that almost
rhyme |
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rhyme scheme |
letters of the
alphabet used to chart rhyme |
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2. rhythm |
pattern of stressed & unstressed beats |
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a. regular
rhythm |
steady, syllables arranged to create a
beat (e.g. one, two, buckle my shoe) |
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b. free
verse |
syllables arranged freely |
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3. repetition |
repeating of certain words & phrases or even punctuation,
done so for emphasis |
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4. onomatopoeia |
use of words that
sound like their meanings (e.g. buzz, crash, clink, quack) |
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5. alliteration |
repetition of consonant sound (usually at the beginning of words)
e.g. tongue twisters |
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Figurative language/Figures
of Speech |
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1. metaphor |
comparison
of two unlike things; paints a mental picture |
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2. personification |
giving human qualities to an object, an animal or an idea |
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3. hyperbole |
an
exaggeration |
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4. simile |
comparison
of two unlike things using the words like or as |
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Types of Poetry |
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haiku |
from Japan, a three line poem with the syllables of 5-7-5, creates
a strong image and usually captures a single moment or an idea |
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concrete |
a poem shape suggests it meaning or what the poem is about;
words & punctuation are arranged is a unique way |
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narrative |
tells a story |
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