Poetry Concepts

 

poetry

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How to read a poem:

 

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Misc. Concepts

 

allusion

 

 

 

connotation

 

 

denotation

 

 

 

imagery

 

 

 

inferences

 

 

 

irony         

 

 

 

             verbal

 

             situational

 

             dramatic

 

 

mood        

 

 

 

tone

 

 

 

Sounds of language

 

1.      rhyme

 

            end rhyme

 

            internal rhyme

 

near rhyme

 

            rhyme scheme

 

 

2.      rhythm

 

 

            a.         regular rhythm

 

 

 

            b.         free verse

 

 

3.      repetition

 

 

4.      onomatopoeia

 

 

5.      alliteration

 

 

Figurative language/Figures of Speech

 

1.      metaphor

 

 

 

2.      personification

 

 

 

3.      hyperbole

 

 

 

4.      simile

 

 

 

Types of Poetry

          haiku

 

          concrete

 

          narrative