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Poetry

Poetry Definitions-CFA 3

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Narrative Poetry tells a story and includes epics, ballads, and verse romances
dramatic poetry uses the techniques of drama to present the speech of one or more characters
lyric poetry expresses the thoughts and feelings of a single speaker; includes sonnets, odes, elegies, and haiku
stanzas group of poetic lines
rhyme repetition of sounds at the ends of words such as top and drop
alliteration repetition of initial consonant sounds such as weak and weary
images words or phrases that appeal to one or more of the senses of sight, hearing, touch, taste, or smell
connotation all of the associations and emotions that have become attached to a word or phrase, in addition to is strict dictionary definition
diction a writer's choice of words, phrases, sentence structures, and figurative language which combine to help create meaning
dramatic situation/occasion the story surrounding a poem; what happened or the event that inspired the poet to write the poem
free verse poetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme
metaphor a figure of speech which compares two things without using words "like" or "as"
meter a poem's rhythm
personification a figure of speech in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics
simile a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two subjects, using either "like" or "as"
speaker the voice of the poem
symbol anything in a poem that stands for or represents something else
synonyms words that have a similar meaning or the same meaning
theme a poem's main message
tone describes a poet's attitude toward his or her subject, characters, or audience; some possible attitudes are surprised, delighted, sorrowful, lost, confused, optimistic.
Created by: jaenglish17
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