Poetic Devices to Review
Blank Verse Poetry that has: No rhyme scheme A set pattern of rhythm
Iambic Pentameter A pattern of rhythm that imitates walking Iamb = a metrical measure (rhythm) U / (eg., Chinook, again…) Pentameter = 5 times each metrical measure 2 x 5 = 10 syllables per line
Oxymoron Oxymoron is a two-word paradox Examples: “jumbo shrimp” “good pain”
Prose Prose is writing that is NOT POETRY. Examples: Everyday speaking Texting A novel Newspaper article, speech, essay…
Pun A play on words. Example: What did one fruit say to the other? Orange you glad to see me?
Repetition To repeat a word or phrase
Rhyme Examples: Bad-had-sad Bay-hay-say Cat-hat-mat
Sonnet A poem that has: 14 lines A theme related to love Shakespearean (English) Sonnet has a rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef gg Petrarchan (Italian) Sonnet does not conclude with a rhyming couplet