Poetry Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| Key traits of poetry | - has a speaker - has rhythm - uses figurative language and literary elements |
| Explication | to break the poem into parts to understand it |
| Steps of explication | - decipher the literal meaning - determine the symbolic meaning - determine the universal theme |
| Prosody | to study the technical components of a poem; includes rhyme, literary elements, and meter |
| Foot patterns | iamb, trochee, anapest, dactyl, spondee |
| Rhyme | words that sound the same |
| Rhyme scheme | Pattern of rhymes, determined by that last word of each line, noted by letters |
| Literary elements | the language used to create emotions and effects |
| Rhythm | a pattern you see, feel, or hear; determined by the syllables of the words in the poem |
| Meter | a measure of the audible rhythm of a poem; found by number of syllables, patterned of stressed & unstressed syllables, and scansion (the study of meter alone) |
| Ballad | tells a story, meant to be sung or recited |
| Blank verse | unrhymed, iambic pentameter |
| Concrete | meaning is conveyed through visual means |
| Elegy | speaker reflects on death, often to memorialize someone who recently died |
| Epic | long narrative poem, written in an elevated/formal style |
| Haiku | Japanese; 17 syllables in 3 lines, 5-7-5 |
| Lyric | single speaker, expresses personal thoughts and feelings |
| Ode | type of lyric poem, serious themes like justice, truth, or beauty |
| Sonnet | formal structure with 14 lines, specific rhyme scheme and meter |
| Slant rhyme | words that almost rhyme (Ex: rain & again) |
| Common meter | 4 iambs and 3 iambs |
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BCBundy
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