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Poetic Terms and Rhetorical Devices
All definitions from literarydevices.net or Washington State University
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Stanzas and Line Breaks
Stanza - A group of poetic lines corresponding to paragraphs in prose; the meters and rhymes are usually repeating or systematic. Line Break - Where the line of the poem ends, whether or not it’s the end of a sentence
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Poetic foot and Meter/Rhythm
Foot – the number of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry Meter – the number of poetic feet in a line of poetry Iambic pentameter – iambic = a poetic foot with a pattern of unstressed/stressed syllables; penta = 5 feet
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Example (do not have to write)
and gently bow asking me for this dance. you stop, to kiss me; then we resume. "Love Gently Rocked” by Brenda Meier- Hans
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Free Verse A poem with no fixed meter or rhyme.
“The Garden” by Ezra Pound Like a skein of loose silk blown against a wall She walks by the railing of a path in Kensington Gardens, And she is dying piece-meal of a sort of emotional anemia. And round about there is a rabble Of the filthy, sturdy, unkillable infants of the very poor. They shall inherit the earth. In her is the end of breeding. Her boredom is exquisite and excessive….. will commit that indiscretion.
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Rhyme (you don't need to write this)
A rhyme is a repetition of similar sounding words occurring at the end of lines in poems or songs.
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Mood a literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions. Mood is developed in a literary piece through various methods. It can be developed through setting, theme, tone and diction. Ex. “The river, reflecting the clear blue of the sky, glistened and sparkled as it flowed noiselessly on.” - Charles Dickens "Pickwick Papers"
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Onomatopoeia A word that imitates the natural sound of things
EX. Pow, ting, bang Ex. The gushing stream, the buzzing bee, the rustling leaves
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Oxymoron a figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect Ex. Living death, cruel kindness, seriously funny
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Assonance and Consonance Review
Similar to alliteration, consonance is repeating consonant sounds. In contrast, consonance can appear anywhere within the word, whereas alliteration is only at the beginning. Ex. Pitter patter; chuckle, pickle, kick; Assonance is the same as consonance, but with repeating vowel sounds instead Ex. Men sell wedding bells; I feel depressed and restless
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Review (you don't need to write this)
Alliteration Metaphor Simile Hyperbole Personification Repetition Imagery
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