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Elements of Poetry

TermDefinition
Rhyme Scheme The rhyming pattern in a poem
Stanza A paragraph in a poem
Line Not always a complete sentence
Meter A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that make a rhythm in poetry
Foot The basic unit of a poetic meter
Troche A foot with a stressed and unstressed syllable
Lyrical Poems Expressed the thoughts and feelings of a single speaker. The speaker and poet are always the same person.
Narrative Poems Tells a story in the form a poem. Narrative poems have elements like those in a story ( setting, plot, characters)
Epic Poems Long narrative poems that tell an exiting or inspiring story, usually about a hero.
Free Verse Poems Known for its lack of structure. It has no fixed line length., no rhyme scheme, no specific stanza pattern
Limerick Poems Humorous 5 line poem with a specific rhyme scheme. (AABBA)
Tone The author's attitude about the topic of the text. How the authors comes across in a text.
Mood The feeling a reader gets while reading a text.
Symbolism When the author uses something to represent or stand for something else.
Images Descriptive language (word)used to appeal to one or more of the five senses.
Extended Metaphor A direct comparation between two unlike things NOT using like or as that is extended or used throughout a text (story, poem, songs.
Irony VERBAL: sarcasm DRAMATIC: the audience or reader knows more than the character SITUASINAL: what happens contradicts what is expected
Repetition A literary device that repeats the same words or phrases a few times to make an idea clearer.
Alliteration The repetition of constant sounds at the beginning of words in a string of words.
Assonance The repetition of vowel sounds in a string of words.
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