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Poetic Terms. The plain language version. Line Stanza Rhyme Assonance Consonance Alliteration Symbolism. Imagery Metaphor Simile Connotation Denotation Symbolism. Terms to discuss. Terms of Structure. Line - one row of a poem Ex. What happens to a dream deferred?.
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Poetic Terms The plain language version
Line Stanza Rhyme Assonance Consonance Alliteration Symbolism Imagery Metaphor Simile Connotation Denotation Symbolism Terms to discuss
Terms of Structure • Line - one row of a poem Ex. What happens to a dream deferred?
Terms of Structure • Line - one row of a poem Ex. What happened to a dream deferred? • Stanza - a group of lines separated by a space
Terms of Structure • Line - one row of a poem Ex. What happened to a dream deferred? • Stanza - a group of lines separated by a space Ex. Maybe it just sags Like a heavy load
Terms of Sound Rhyme - when the end of words sound the same Ex. Sun, run
End Rhyme Ex I like to run And have some fun
Internal rhyme Ex. Out in the sun I like to run
Assonance Repetition of the vowel sound in a line Ex. The tide rises, the tide falls
Consonance The repetition of the final consonant Ex. Tick tock, singsong
Alliteration The repetition of the initial sound Ex. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
Terms of Meaning Connotation Denotation Symbolism
Denotation The literal, dictionary definition of a word or phrase
Connotation The implied meaning or feeling to a word. Goes beyond denotation
Rank in order of which is most appealing • Shack • Home • House • Cabin • Lodge • Shanty • Abode
Symbolism • A symbol is a person, place, thing, or event that stands for both itself and for something beyond itself. • An allegory is a story in which the characters, settings, and events stand for abstract or moral concepts
Scansion • The process of analyzing a poem’s metrical structure.
Foot • A foot is a grouping of stressed (´ ) and/or unstressed ( ˘ ) syllables. • Iamb ˘ ´ • Trochee ´ ˘ • Anapest ˘ ˘ ´ • Dactyl ´ ˘ ˘ • Spondee ´ ´ • Pyrrhic ˘ ˘
Meter • Number of feet per line • Mono = 1 • Di = 2 • Tri = 3 • Tetra = 4 • Penta = 5 • Hexa = 6 • Hepta = 7