Ordinary language that people use when they speak or write. Writing that does not have the repeating rhythm used in poetry

Writing that contains a certain rhythm. It is compact. A single word in poetry says more than a single word in prose

The emotional meaning of a word when added to the dictionary meaning. It adds significance to a term

A group of consecutive lines in a poem that form a single unit

How a poem is broken down into lines. How it looks on the page

use the letters of your name to create a poem

Japenese poetry with three lines, 17 sylablles (5,7,5), usually about nature

C - compactness, F - figurativeness, R - rhythm, I - Imagery, E - emotional intensity, S - sound patterns

A poem is best said in few and artfully chosen words. If we change a word, we change the poem. Poems are brief and condensed; often choosing one term to convey many meanings

A means by which a writer says one thing in terms of another and by which the writer makes comparisons (simile, metaphor, symbolism)

recurrence of stress (accent of beats) that has regular patterns

the appeal to our senses (sight, sound, taste, touch, smell)

lets us enjoy an old experience with new insight or understanding of one that we've never met. Poetry condenses experience Reader is involved briefly but intensely

the use of musical devices, long and short vowels and rhythm patterns

repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds in words that are close together

comparison between 2 unlike things in which one thing becomes another

comparison between unlike things using the words like or as

rhyme that occurs with a word inside a line to the word at the end of the line. (ie. The cat in the hat)

repeating of words or phrases throughout the poem

a repeated phrase, line or stanza that is used to hold the work together. Think of a song (lyrical poem), this would be the chorus

use a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning

something used to represent a bigger meaning, thought or emotion

a special kind of metaphor in which a non-human thing or quality is talked about as if it were human

Help

Options

focusNode

Didn't know it?
click below

Knew it?
click below

Don't Know

Remaining cards (0)

Know

retry

shuffle

restart

0:00

Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

Normal Size Small Size show me how

Vocab Grade 7

Poetry

Question	Answer
Prose	Ordinary language that people use when they speak or write. Writing that does not have the repeating rhythm used in poetry
Poetry	Writing that contains a certain rhythm. It is compact. A single word in poetry says more than a single word in prose
Denotation	dictionay definition of a word
Connotation	The emotional meaning of a word when added to the dictionary meaning. It adds significance to a term
Stanza	A group of consecutive lines in a poem that form a single unit
Line Break	How a poem is broken down into lines. How it looks on the page
Narrative poem	tells a story
Lyrical poem	song like poetry/any song
Free verse poem	anything you want it to be
Concrete poem	shape poetry
Name poem	use the letters of your name to create a poem
Haiku poem	Japenese poetry with three lines, 17 sylablles (5,7,5), usually about nature
"C-FRIES"	C - compactness, F - figurativeness, R - rhythm, I - Imagery, E - emotional intensity, S - sound patterns
compactness	A poem is best said in few and artfully chosen words. If we change a word, we change the poem. Poems are brief and condensed; often choosing one term to convey many meanings
figurativeness	A means by which a writer says one thing in terms of another and by which the writer makes comparisons (simile, metaphor, symbolism)
rhythm	recurrence of stress (accent of beats) that has regular patterns
imagery	the appeal to our senses (sight, sound, taste, touch, smell)
emotional intensity	lets us enjoy an old experience with new insight or understanding of one that we've never met. Poetry condenses experience Reader is involved briefly but intensely
sound patterns	the use of musical devices, long and short vowels and rhythm patterns
alliteration	repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds in words that are close together
metaphor	comparison between 2 unlike things in which one thing becomes another
simile	comparison between unlike things using the words like or as
internal rhyme	rhyme that occurs with a word inside a line to the word at the end of the line. (ie. The cat in the hat)
end rhyme	last words in lines rhyme
repetition	repeating of words or phrases throughout the poem
refrain	a repeated phrase, line or stanza that is used to hold the work together. Think of a song (lyrical poem), this would be the chorus
onomatopoeia	use a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning
oxymoron	a contradiction in terms
symbolism	something used to represent a bigger meaning, thought or emotion
personification	a special kind of metaphor in which a non-human thing or quality is talked about as if it were human
hyperbole	huge exaggeration
irony	twist of fate

Created by: smuehleisen

Popular English Vocabulary sets

Prefixes, Suffixes, Roots

Informational Text

Literary Elements

How to prove your point when making a claim

200 common phrasal verbs

Basic English Word

Nouns that don't follow the regular plural rule #mbe

"A Big Word Within the Word"

"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries: