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2nd Poetry Terms
Question | Answer |
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In poetry, there are many types of Figurative Lnaguage used for effect | The 3 most common "figures of speech" are Simile, Metaphor and Personification. Others include Onomatopoeia, Hyperbole, Imagery, Alliteration etc... |
There are many techniques poets use to achieve different sounds | 3 of the most common are rhyme, rhythm and repetition |
Rhyme | when words end in the same sound |
Rhythm | sometimes referred to as the beat of the poem. It is a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllable |
Repetition | Poets often choose to repeat sounds, words, and phrases or whole lines in a poem. Repetition helps the poet emphasize and idea or create a certain feeling |
There are many different types of poems such as ballads, epics, free verse, concrete etc... | |
Free Verse | Poems that do not have a regular rhythm and they sound more like conversation |
Genre | The term used to identify the major categories of literature. There are 5 major categories of literature: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama and folklore |
Character | a person or animal who takes part in a literary work |
Protagonist | main character |
Antagonist | the person who opposes or competes with the main character |
Characterization | the technique a writer uses to create and develop a character; |
Direct Characterization | author states the traits |
Indirect Characterization | reader must draw conclusions from what is written about |
Setting | the time and place of a literary work |
Plot | sequence of events in a work of fiction |
conflict | opposing elements or characters in a plot |
Four Types of Conflict | Internal = Man vs. himself External = Man vs. Man External= Man vs. nature External = Man vs. society |
Theme | the message about life or human nature communicated by a work of literature (in most cases the reader will infer the theme) |
Symbol | a word or object that stands for something else |