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Poetry Unit Review

Poetry Unit Review. Poetry terms. Literal : dictionary meaning of a word Figurative language : using language to create a comparison or image Denotative : literal meaning of a word ( stubborn )

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Poetry Unit Review

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  1. Poetry Unit Review

  2. Poetryterms Literal: dictionarymeaning of a word Figurative language: usinglanguage to create a comparison or image Denotative: literalmeaning of a word(stubborn) Connotative: suggestion or implication in addition to the literalmeaning of a word (strong-willed vs. pig-headed) Imagery: creating ‘pictures’ withwords

  3. Purpose: author’sreason for writing a poem Topic: generalidea of a poem Theme: idea about life or whatitmeans to behumanthatisdrawnfrom a poem Tone: author’s attitude toward the subject of a poem Effect: the way a poemmakesyoufeel; its impact

  4. Form: the way the words are arranged Stanza: like a ‘paragraph’ grouping of lines Rhythm: series of beats or metricalunits in a line Rhyme: final words of a line sound the same Symbol: concreteperson, place, thing or action thatrepresents an abstract idea or emotion

  5. Sound devices • Alliteration: repetition of same consonant sound • Pirouettes of professionalplayers • Repetition: repeating phrase or word • I came, I saw, I conquered; on and on and on • Assonance: repeatingsounds: do youlikeblue? ou-ou-ou or the continuingconversation (con-con) • Onomatopoeia: wordsthatsoundlike the soundtheyrepresent • Buzzing, bubbling, sputtering, tinkling

  6. Hyperbole: exaggeration (this book weighs a ton) Metaphor: comparingwithoutsaying ‘as’ or ‘like’ Simile: comparingusing ‘as’ or ‘like’ Personification: givinghumanlikequalities to inanimateobjects

  7. Irony • Situationalirony: Incongruitybetweenwhatmightbeexpected and whatactuallyoccurs • in Sucker the story beginswhen Pete says, ‘itwasalwaysmy room’ and, in the end, Sucker takes over the room. • Dramaticirony: when the readerknowssomethingthat the main characters do not • the readerknowsthatMaybelleisusing Pete for hishomework, whenhethinksshefinallylikeshim.

  8. Imagery: Mrs. ReeceLaughs Metaphors: Laughter = a suddenwavethat… (a wave) = itgerminates, itspreads (a growingseed) = clusters of subterraneanchuckles (an earthquake) Simile: all the womanheavesas a greatelm Personification: volcanic forces takesher and shakesher Imagery: Mrs Reece as a greatelmwhoseleaveswallow…; clusters of subterraneanchuckles; a visage thatexpands in scarletridge …. Alliteration: huge hands, hanginghead Assonance: takesher and shakesher Repetition: dimple by dimple, takesher and shakesher Rhymescheme: a-a-b-b-c-c, etc. Tone: joyful, comical Purpose: observation of how laughtercanphysically move a person Effect: makes the readerfeel the power of Mrs. Reece’slaughter

  9. Narrative: • The Cremation of Sam McGee • Metaphor: • MySealed Aquarium • Dreams • Waves • Inuit Poem • To Hold in a Poem • Mother to Son • Irony: • Richard Cory, Warren Pryor • Last Lesson of the Afternoon, Did I Miss Anything? • July 15, 1986

  10. Unit Test • 50 questions multiple choice • You willneed an HB pencil for the Scantron • Three sections: • Poeticterms • Applyingpoeticterms to poemswestudied • A sightpoemwhichyouwillinterpret

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