Poetry Devices and Terminology. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE  Similes and Metaphors  Life is LIKE an onion.  The streets were a furnace.  Personification 

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Poetry Devices and Terminology

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE  Similes and Metaphors  Life is LIKE an onion.  The streets were a furnace.  Personification  The wind stood up and gave a shout.

Symbolism  Concrete object that represents an abstract concept

RHYTHM  Stressed syllable = accented syllable  TI-na  KA-thy  Da-KO-ta Alternating stressed and unstressed syllables Rise and fall in the voice

METER  Repeated pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables  ie, Iambic Pentameter  Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate.

Meter in Poetry Metrical Poetry  Poetry that has meter— regular patterns Free vs. Blank Verse  FREE: Poetry that is “free” from meter and rhyme  BLANK: Unrhymed iambic pentameter

5 Types of Feet  Iamb: for-GET, de-CEIVE, com-PARE  Trochee: LIST-en, O-ver, LONE-ly  Anapest: un-der-STAND, sev- en-TEEN, lunch-eon-ETTE  Dactyl: EX-cel-lent, OP-en-ing, TEM-per-ate  Spondee: HEART-BEAT, AIR- PLANE 1.Iamb/Iambic 2.Trochee/Trochaic 3.Anapest/Anapestic 4.Dactyl/Dactylic 5.Spondee/Spondaic

RHYMES  End Rhyme  Internal Rhyme  Perfect Rhyme  Slant/Approximate Rhyme  washes/brushes  slain/blade

Other Sounds in Poetry  Alliteration: repetition of consonant sounds at beginnings of words  “The soul selects her own society.”  Assonance: repetition of vowel sounds without repeated consonant sounds  Holy/Stony; Night/Life

DICTION  The man moved down the path. (Neutral)  The man skipped down the path. (Positive)  The man slithered down the path. (Negative) Word choice Consider CONNOTATION to determine tone/attitude

IMAGERY Language that appeals to the senses  Sight, Sound, Smell, Taste, Touch

SONNETS  14-lines  Iambic Pentameter  Rhyme Scheme (Shakespearean, Petrarchan, Spenserian, etc.)  Turn (Shift)  Ending Couplet

Story Telling vs. Sharing Emotion  Epic: Long, narrative poem with larger- than-life hero  Ballad: Song or song-like poem that tells a story  Lyric Poetry: Focus on emotions or thoughts rather than story