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  1. the BASICS

  2. the BASICS Line DEFINITION: basic structural component of a poem. Literally, a row of words that ends somewhere.

  3. the BASICS Stanza DEFINITION: a formal division of lines in a poem that is considered as a unit. Separated by spaces. Like prose paragraphs, only for poetry. Conveys a single idea.

  4. the BASICS Types of Stanzas Couplet Triplet (tercet) Quatrain Quintet (cinquain) Sestet (sextet) Septet (heptastich) Octave = = = = = = = 2-line stanza 3-line stanza 4-line stanza 5-line stanza 6-line stanza 7-line stanza 8-line stanza

  5. Poetic Devices

  6. Poetic Devices Simile DEFINITION: a figure of speech that uses like or as to make a direct comparison between two unlike ideas. EXAMPLES: He is as tall as a redwood tree. She runs like a snail.

  7. Poetic Devices Metaphor DEFINITION: a figure of speech that describes something as though it were something else. EXAMPLES: from Tombstone >>> “Why Wyatt, you’re an oak.” You are such a stick in the mud.

  8. Poetic Devices Idiom DEFINITION: an expression that has a meaning particular to a language or region. A phrase in which the literal meaning of the words does not add up to the actual meaning.

  9. idioms EXAMPLES: to go bananas = to get super excited waiting with much anxiety on pins and needles = to get a quick start on something hit the ground running = someone who copies or mimics copycat = on someone’s bad side / in trouble in the doghouse = to get super angry, very fast fly off the handle =

  10. Poetic Devices Analogy DEFINITION: makes a comparison between two or more things that are similar in some ways but otherwise unalike – typically, A : B :: C : D – 2 things compared to 2 things. EXAMPLES: A glove is to hand as monitor is to computer. Horses are to past societies as computers are to future societies.

  11. Poetic Devices Hyperbole DEFINITION: obvious and intentional exaggeration EXAMPLES: These books weigh a ton. I’m so tired I could sleep for a year.

  12. Poetic Devices Symbol DEFINITION: anything that stands for or represents something else. Symbols are common in everyday life. EXAMPLES: See the following slides…

  13. Poetic Devices Personification DEFINITION: a type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics. EXAMPLES: Nature speaks to people. The window winked at me.

  14. Poetic Devices Pun DEFINITION: the humorous use of a word or phrase to emphasize or suggest different meanings or applications; words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words. EXAMPLES: Illusionists always find themselves in tricky situations. Romance isn't a science . . . it's a heart.

  15. Poetic Devices Parody DEFINITION: a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing EXAMPLES: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters Parry Hotter and the Seamy Side of Magic

  16. Poetic Devices Onomatopoeia DEFINITION: the use of words that imitate sounds and can help put the reader in the activity of a poem. EXAMPLES: Thump Phlblblbplb Kerplunk Squish Thwack Splink

  17. Poetic Devices Alliteration DEFINITION: the repetition of initial consonant sounds. Writers use alliteration to draw attention to certain words or ideas, to imitate sounds, and to create musical effects.

  18. Poetic Devices Assonance DEFINITION: the effect created when words with the same vowel sound are used in close proximity, but where the consonant sounds in these words are different.

  19. Poetic Devices Consonance DEFINITION: the effect created when words with the same consonant sound are used in close proximity, but where the vowel sounds in these words are different.

  20. Poetic Devices Refrain DEFINITION: a regularly repeated line or group of lines in a poem or a song

  21. Poetic Devices Rhyme Scheme DEFINITION: a regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem. Each new rhyme is assigned the next letter of the alphabet, while repeat sounds get whatever letter they were first assigned.

  22. Poetic Devices End Rhyme DEFINITION: rhyming at the ends of lines

  23. Poetic Devices Internal Rhyme DEFINITION: rhyming within the lines

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