Poetry Notes
Forms of poetry= types of poetry
Lyric - a short poem, often songlike, with the emphasis not on narrative but on the speaker's emotion or thoughts.
Narrative poem - a poem whose main purpose is to tell a story.
Free Verse- A poem that doesn’t have a set meter or rhyme scheme
Haiku- A 3 line poem that has 5 syllables in the first and 3rd line and 7 syllables in the 2nd line. Usually written about nature.
Concrete/ Shape Poem- The poem takes the shape of the subject or topic of the poem.
Elements of Poetry = Features a poem may have
Rhyme- words that have the same ending sound
Rhyme Scheme- The pattern of rhyming in a poem
Simile- a figure of speech in which things are compared using the words “like” or “as”
Metaphor- A figure of speech in which things are compared by stating that one thing is another
Alliteration- Repetition of words with the same beginning sounds
Personification- A figure of speech in which objects are given human qualities
Onomatopoeia- Words that sound like the objects or actions they refer to
Repetition- Using the same word or phrase over and over again
Exaggeration (Hyperbole)- To make something seem larger or more important that it is
Imagery- pictures drawn in the reader's mind by the words of the poet.
Mood- The feelings of the reader has in the poem (what the poem makes the reader feel)
Tone- The feelings of the author of the poem (how the author feels about the topic)
Stanza- Like a paragraph in an essay. Each stanza is usually separated by some blank space. Common stanza length is two, three, four, six, or eight lines
Line- Like a sentence in an essay. The group of words on the same line together
Rhythm: A regular, patterned repetition of sounds in a poem (the beat).
No comments:
Post a Comment