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Poetry

Published on Nov 22, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

POETRY

Writing which words are arranged to create strong image, message or feeling thought meaning, sound and rythm
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PROSE

Writing that uses sentences and paragraphs

LINES

Rows of words that don't follow the same rules of capitalization & punctuation in other writings
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STANZAS

Group of lines set apart by spaces like paragraphs in other texts

RHYME

End in similar sounds

RHYME SCHEME

The last words of certain lines follow a clear rhyming pattern

SIMILE

A comparison that uses like or as to show a connection

METAPHOR

A direct comparison between two things

ANALOGY

An extended comparison between to different things

PERSONIFICATION

Using human qualities to describe nonhuman things

ALLUSION

Reference to Another Person, place, thing, or text

SYMBOLISM

The use of one object or idea to signify something else

POINT OF VIEW

The position or outlook from which the speaker tells a story or observes somehting

THEME

A message or universal understanding that a poem explores

TONE

The speaker's (or poet's) attitude toward the subject of the poem

MOOD

A literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions.

METER

Basic rhythmic structure of a verse or lines in verse.

REPETITION

Repeating a word, phrase, line, or stanza multiple times within the poem

ALLITERATION

The repetition of constant sounds in words that are close together

ASSONANCE

The repetition of a vowel sounds in words that aree close together

ONOMATOPOEIA

Using words whose sounds suggest their meaning

ONOMATOPOEIA

Using words whose sounds suggest their meaning

BALLAD

A song or songlike poem that tells a story

BALLAD

A song or songlike poem that tells a story

FREE VERSE

Poetry without a regular meter or rhyme scheme

FREE VERSE

Poetry without a regular meter or rhyme scheme

HAIKU

3 line poem which contains 17 syllables

HAIKU

3 line poem which contains 17 syllables

LIMERICK

Short humorous or nonsensical poem with 5 lines

LIMERICK

Short humorous or nonsensical poem with 5 lines

LYRIC POEM

Poem that expresses he feelings or thoughts of a speaker rather than telling a story

ODE

Lyric poem rhymed or unrhymed, on a serious subject

SONNET

14 line poem, usually written in iambic pentameter