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Poetry Terms

Poetry Terms. Line/Stanza/Speaker. Line:. A sentence in poetry Does not need to be a complete sentence Punctuation does not matter Numbered, so the readers can refer to specific lines when discussing the poem *a group of words in a poem-put together the lines form stanzas. Stanza:.

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Poetry Terms

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  1. Poetry Terms Line/Stanza/Speaker

  2. Line: • A sentence in poetry • Does not need to be a complete sentence • Punctuation does not matter • Numbered, so the readers can refer to specific lines when discussing the poem • *a group of words in a poem-put together the lines form stanzas

  3. Stanza: • a paragraph in poetry • ***a group of lines in poetry

  4. Speaker: • Similar to the narrator in literature • In poetry we refer to the narrator as a speaker b/c poetry is meant to be heard • **the voice that talks to the reader, similar to the narrator (not necessarily the poet)

  5. Repetition: • The repeating of a word or phrase for effect or emphasis • (if something is repeated-it most likely is important)

  6. “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night” • Author: Dylan Thomas • Information about the poet and the poem: • Thomas’ father was a strong-military man • Thomas’ father became old, blind and weak during his 80s • Dylan struggled seeing his father like this-it was hard to see his strong father so weak.

  7. Stanza 1: • Do not go gentle • into that good night (line 1) • Rage, Rage • Against the dying of the light • Do not go easily (willingly) • Darkness->Death • Fight, Fight • Against the night (darkness)

  8. Stanza 2 • Wise men at their end • Know dark is right (line 4) • Do not go gentle into that good night (line 6) • Smart men-near death • Know that they are dying • Do not go willingly into death

  9. Stanza 5: • Grave men (near death)-> • Who see with blinding sight-> (line 13) • Rage, Rage against the dying of the light (line 15) • Grave means serious • Oxymoron (opposites placed next to each other) referring to his father becoming blind • Fight, fight against death

  10. Stanza 6: • And you, my father, there on that sad height (line 16) • Do not go gentle into that good night  • Rage, rage against the dying of the light • Addresses his father directly-referring to his sad state • Do not go willingly into death • Fight, fight against death • *Almost like he is begging him

  11. Meaning: • Think about the background information about Dylan Thomas. • At the bottom of the poem, write down the overall meaning of the poem.

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