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Poetry

Poetry. Devices and Terminology. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE. Similes and Metaphors Life is LIKE an onion. The streets were a furnace. Personification The wind stood up and gave a shout. Symbolism. Concrete object that represents an abstract concept. RHYTHM.

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Poetry

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  1. Poetry Devices and Terminology

  2. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE • Similes and Metaphors • Life is LIKE an onion. • The streets were a furnace. • Personification • The wind stood up and gave a shout.

  3. Symbolism • Concrete object that represents an abstract concept

  4. RHYTHM • Stressed syllable = accented syllable • TI-na • KA-thy • Da-KO-ta Alternating stressed and unstressed syllables Rise and fall in the voice

  5. METER • Repeated pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables • ie, Iambic Pentameter • Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate.

  6. Meter in Poetry Metrical Poetry Free vs. Blank Verse FREE: Poetry that is “free” from meter and rhyme BLANK: Unrhymed iambic pentameter • Poetry that has meter—regular patterns

  7. 5 Types of Feet • Iamb: for-GET, de-CEIVE, com-PARE • Trochee: LIST-en, O-ver, LONE-ly • Anapest: un-der-STAND, sev-en-TEEN, lunch-eon-ETTE • Dactyl: EX-cel-lent, OP-en-ing, TEM-per-ate • Spondee: HEART-BEAT, AIR-PLANE Iamb/Iambic Trochee/Trochaic Anapest/Anapestic Dactyl/Dactylic Spondee/Spondaic

  8. RHYMES • End Rhyme • Internal Rhyme • Perfect Rhyme • Slant/Approximate Rhyme • washes/brushes • slain/blade

  9. Other Sounds in Poetry • Alliteration: repetition of consonant sounds at beginnings of words • “The soul selects her own society.” • Assonance: repetition of vowel sounds without repeated consonant sounds • Holy/Stony; Night/Life

  10. DICTION • The man moved down the path. (Neutral) • The man skipped down the path. (Positive) • The man slithered down the path. (Negative) Word choice Consider CONNOTATION to determine tone/attitude

  11. IMAGERY Language that appeals to the senses • Sight, Sound, Smell, Taste, Touch

  12. SONNETS • 14-lines • Iambic Pentameter • Rhyme Scheme (Shakespearean, Petrarchan, Spenserian, etc.) • Turn (Shift) • Ending Couplet

  13. Story Telling vs. Sharing Emotion • Epic: Long, narrative poem with larger-than-life hero • Ballad: Song or song-like poem that tells a story • Lyric Poetry: Focus on emotions or thoughts rather than story

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