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Poetry Terms 2014-15
These are the poetry terms outlined in our textbook
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| stanza | the equivalent to a paragraph in poetry |
| meter | the rhythmic pattern of syllables which are either stressed or unstressed in a pattern from line to line. Most common is Iambic Pentameter though there are others. Usually you can count the syllables per line to see a pattern. |
| feet (non-essential for ECA) | short unit of meter. There are different types such as the following: iamb, trochee, anapest, dactyl, spondee |
| iamb (non-essential for ECA) | unstressed followed by a stressed syllable. beGIN |
| trochee (non-essential for ECA) | a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable CATCHing |
| anapest (non-essential for ECA) | Two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable underSTAND anaPEST |
| dactyl (non-essential for ECA) | a stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables BIcycle |
| spondee (non-essential for ECA) | two stressed syllables in a row HEARTTHROB |
| iambic pentameter (non-essential for ECA) | a common meter that contains 10 syllables per line. Iamb=2 syllables penta=5 5X2=10 |
| emjambment | when a line of poetry begins on one line and is grammatically completed on the next line. "Breathless with adoration; the broad sun Is sinking down in its tranquility." |
| free verse (non-essential for ECA) | poetry that does not follow regular metrical patterns or structure |
| rhyme | the repetition of similar sounds at the ends of words |
| rhyme scheme | the pattern of rhyming sounds within a poem |
| end rhyme (non-essential for ECA) | when the rhyming takes place at the ends of lines |
| internal rhyme (non-essential for ECA) | when the rhyme takes place within a single line of poetry or from the internal part of one line of poetry to another |
| slant rhyme (non-essential for ECA) | when the words that rhyme are similar in sound rather than perfect rhyme. |
| couplet | a pair of rhyming lines in poetry |
| alliteration | the repetition of a consonant sound |
| assonance | the repetition of vowel sounds |
| onomatopoeia (non-essential for ECA) | words that actually make the sound that they are describing: huffed and puffed |
| speaker | the persona speaking the poem |
| tone | the speaker's attitude as evidenced by the structure of the poem and the word choices |
| denotation | the dictionary definition of a word |
| connotations | the ideas, feelings, and symbols that are associated with a word |
| sensory details/imagery | words that appeal to the five senses |
| similes | comparisons of two unlike things using "like" or "as" |
| metaphors | comparisons of two unlike things |
| personification | giving human characteristics to nonhuman ideas or things |
| hyperbole | an extreme exaggeration |
| understatement | to purposely lower or deflate the magnitude of a situation |
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