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POETRY AcVoc
"compare/contrast"
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| compare/contrast | to find similarities and differences |
| structure | the organization of a text; how a text is "built" |
| meaning | why a piece of writing is written; its message |
| style | how a writer writes that is different from other writers |
| stanza | a group of lines in a poem; a "paragraph" in poetry |
| rhythm | the "beat" of a poem |
| rhyme scheme | the pattern of rhyming words (abab, cdcd) |
| lyric poem | a poem that expresses the speaker's feelings |
| elegy | a poem that mourns a loss |
| sonnet | a poem with a set pattern of 14 lines |
| repetition | anything that is repeated |
| speaker | the "narrator" of a poem |