1. Poetry Terms

2. Figurative Language
A. Types
1. Simile
2. Metaphor
3. Personification

3. Figurative Language A. Types 1. Simile 2. Metaphor 3. Personification
4. Symbol—Does anyone remember what this is?

4. Figurative Language
A SYMBOL is something concrete that represents an abstract idea.

5. Figurative Language A. Types 1. Simile 2. Metaphor 3. Personification
4. Symbol
5. Apostrophe (not the punctuation)

6. Figurative Language
In poetry, an apostrophe is the addressing of an absent person or a personified thing.
Ex: “Heart! We will forget him!
You and I—tonight!”
-Emily Dickinson

7. Figurative Language A. Types 1. Simile 2. Metaphor 3. Personification
4. Symbol
5. Apostrophe (not the punctuation)
6. O---(Know what it is?)

8. Figurative Language A. Types 1. Simile 2. Metaphor 3. Personification
4. Symbol
5. Apostrophe (not the punctuation)
6. Onomatopoeia

9. Figurative Language
Onomatopoeia is the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation associated with it.
EX: hiss, buzz, moo

10. Figurative Language A. Types B. Purpose 1. Simile 2. Metaphor
3. Personification
4. Symbol
5. Apostrophe (not the punctuation)
6. Onomatopoeia
B. Purpose

11. Figurative Language A. Types B. Purpose
Why do poets actually think about how they are writing? What would be the purpose of using figurative language?

12. Poetic Elements
If you like math and hate poetry, this might be for you. Some people would say this is the math portion of English.

13. Poetic Elements
A. Meter—Arrangement of rhythm/Pattern of syllables. This is the heartbeat of the poem.

14. Poetic Elements
A. Meter—Arrangement of rhythm/Pattern of syllables. This is the heartbeat of the poem.
1. Iambic is an unstressed/stressed pattern. This is a two-syllable pattern. Labeling it would look like this:
EX: Michelle

15. Poetic Elements
A. Meter—Arrangement of rhythm/Pattern of syllables. This is the heartbeat of the poem.
1. Iambic is an unstressed/stressed pattern.
2. Trochaic is a stressed/unstressed pattern. Like an iambic rhythm, this is also a two-syllable pattern.
Ex: Jimmy

16. Poetic Elements
A. Meter—Arrangement of rhythm/Pattern of syllables. This is the heartbeat of the poem.
1. Iambic is an unstressed/stressed pattern.
2. Trochaic is a stressed/unstressed pattern.
3. Anapestic is an unstressed/ unstressed/ stressed pattern. This is a three-syllable pattern.

17. Poetic Elements
A. Meter—Arrangement of rhythm/Pattern of syllables. This is the heartbeat of the poem.
1. Iambic is an unstressed/stressed pattern.
2. Trochaic is a stressed/unstressed pattern.
3. Anapestic is an unstressed/ unstressed/ stressed pattern.
4. Dactylic is a stressed/ unstressed/ unstressed pattern. Like an anapestic rhythm, this is also a three-syllable pattern.

18. Poetic Elements A. Meter—Remember, this is the pattern.
B. Feet is the number of times the pattern is repeated in one line of poetry. There are five types. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

19. Poetic Elements A. Meter—Remember, this is the pattern.
B. Feet is the number of times the pattern is repeated in one line of poetry. There are five types.
1. Monometer (The pattern is repeated once.)

20. Poetic Elements A. Meter—Remember, this is the pattern.
B. Feet is the number of times the pattern is repeated in one line of poetry. There are five types.
1. Monometer (The pattern is repeated once.)
2. Dimeter ( The pattern is repeated twice.)
3. ?

21. Poetic Elements A. Meter—Remember, this is the pattern.
B. Feet is the number of times the pattern is repeated in one line of poetry. There are five types.
1. Monometer (The pattern is repeated once.)
2. Dimeter ( The pattern is repeated twice.)
3. Trimeter (The pattern is repeated three times.)
4. ?

22. Poetic Elements A. Meter—Remember, this is the pattern.
B. Feet is the number of times the pattern is repeated in one line of poetry. There are five types.
1. Monometer (The pattern is repeated once.)
2. Dimeter ( The pattern is repeated twice.)
3. Trimeter (The pattern is repeated three times.)
4. Tetrameter (The pattern is repeated four times.)
5. ?

23. Poetic Elements A. Meter—Remember, this is the pattern.
B. Feet is the number of times the pattern is repeated in one line of poetry. There are five types.
1. Monometer (The pattern is repeated once.)
2. Dimeter ( The pattern is repeated twice.)
3. Trimeter (The pattern is repeated three times.)
4. Tetrameter (The pattern is repeated four times.)
5. Pentameter (The pattern is repeated five times.)

24. Poetic Elements A. Meter (pattern)
B. Feet (# of times the pattern is repeated)
C. Stanza
How would you define a stanza of poetry?

25. Poetic Elements A. Meter (pattern)
B. Feet (# of times the pattern is repeated)
C. Stanza- paragraph of poetry
Stanzas are labeled a certain type based on how many lines are in the stanza. There are 7 different types you will need to be aware of.

26. Poetic Elements C. Stanza- 1. Definition: paragraph of poetry
Stanzas are labeled a certain type based on how many lines are in the stanza. There are 8 different types you will need to be aware of.
2. Types
a. Couplet (2)
b. Tercet (3)
c. Quatrain (4)
d. Quintain (5)
e. Sextain (6) or Sestet
f. Septain (7)
g. Octet (8)

27. Poetic Elements A. Meter (pattern)
B. Feet (# of times the pattern is repeated)
C. Stanza- paragraph of poetry
D. Poetic Sounds

28. Poetic Elements D. Poetic Sounds 1. Rhyme
Does poetry have to rhyme? Why would you use a rhyme scheme in your poetry?
a. End (most popular) This is the Dr. Seuss rhyme…
“I do not like green eggs and ham
I do not like them, Sam I Am.”

29. Poetic Elements D. Poetic Sounds 1. Rhyme
End (most popular) This is the Dr. Seuss rhyme…
Half-Rhyme
When have I last looked on
The round green eyes and the long wavering bodies
Of the dark leopards of the moon?
All the wild witches, those most noble ladies,
(Yeats, "Lines written in Dejection")

30. Poetic Elements D. Poetic Sounds 1. Rhyme
End Rhyme(most popular) This is the Dr. Seuss rhyme…
Half-Rhyme
c. Internal Rhyme (This is when two words in the same line rhyme.)

31. Poetic Elements D. Poetic Sounds 1. Rhyme
The next elements only take place in one line of poetry.
2. Alliteration is the repetition of initial sounds (beginning of words).
3. Assonance is when two words contain the same vowel sounds, but the consonants are different. (seat/weak or tide/mine)
4. Consonance is when two words contain the same consonant sounds, but the vowels are different. (luck/lick)