Poetic Terms More stuff to know

Elements Rhythm: the actual sound that results from a line of poetry how the meter interacts with other elements of the language

Elements Rhyme: A set pattern Many types of poems have specific rhyme schemes Most common: A-A-B-B The first two lines rhyme Second two lines rhyme When two lines rhyme and have the same meter  couplet

Style Symbolism: When an object represents something else Example: Red octagon may be a symbol for "STOP” Skull and crossbones for “poison” Dove for “peace”

Style Irony: It is ironic when there is a difference between what is spoken and what is meant Example: Online pop-ups offering to help you get rid of online pop-ups. Working for hours on your makeup and outfit, then walking down the street and having some car go through a puddle and spray you everywhere

Style Imagery: descriptive language that evokes sensory experience Types: Simile Metaphor Visual imagery (the most common) – “The crimson liquid…” Auditory imagery – represents a sound Olfactory imagery – represents a smell Gustatory imagery – represents a taste Tactile imagery – represents touch

Style Apathy: When there is absolutely no emotional involvement You simply DON’T CARE! Examples: Throwing garbage out your car window Washing a small load of laundry in a large load cycle Skipping your friend’s birthday because you are “too tired” Not trying in school

Style Analogy: A way of explaining something by comparing it to something else Examples: She grew on him like she was a colony of E. Coli, and he was room-temperature Canadian beef. Her hair glistened in the rain like a nose hair after a sneeze. The ballerina rose gracefully en Pointe and extended one slender leg behind her, like a dog at a fire hydrant.

Style Antithesis: The exact opposite of something Examples: She is easy on the eyes, hard on the heart Let’s agree to disagree

Style Allegory: A story which has a deeper message An extended metaphor Examples: “The Force” from Star Wars = duality of good/evil in each of us Avatar = Pandora woods is a lot like the Amazon rainforest ALL fables (Hansel & Gretel) “The Matrix” – Truth, free will, the arrival of “The One” (messianic figure), the “ideal” world

Style Allusion: An indirect reference to something else Examples: She was breathtakingly beautiful, but he knew that she was forbidden fruit. (forbidden fruit in Eden  downfall, destruction) His wife was his Achilles' heel. (Achilles’ heel = ultimate weakness) "I was not born in a manger. I was actually born on Krypton and sent here by my father, Jor-el, to save the Planet Earth.“ – Barak Obama

Style Idiom: When a group of words means something different than each of the words separately Examples: A chip on your shoulder A leopard can’t change it’s spots A taste of your own medicine Adding fuel to the fire

Style Euphemism: Sugar-coating/morally-correct way of say it Examples: Between jobs = unemployed Lose your lunch = barf! Call of nature = got to pee… He/She has a good personality = ????

Style Hyperbole: An extreme over-exaggeration Examples: I’m so hungry I could eat a horse If I don’t get those jeans, I will DIE!! I have a ton of homework

Style Cliché: An expression or idea which has been overused to the point of losing its original meaning or effect Examples: A chain is only as strong as its weakest link Easy as pie Every cloud has a silver lining

Style Oxymoron: A figure of speech that contains contradictory terms Examples: Jumbo shrimp Friendly fire Hells Angels Killed with kindness Sound of silence Cold sweat