2. Poetry Terms General Terms

3. Stanzas Groups of lines in a poem. The Brain—is wider than the Sky— For—put them side by side— The one the other will contain With ease—and You—beside— The Brain is deeper than the sea— For—hold them—Blue to Blue— The one the other will absorb— As Sponges—Buckets—do— The Brain is just the weight of God— For—Heft them—Pound for Pound— And they will differ—if they do— As Syllable from Sound— How many stanzas are in this poem? 3

4. There are different types of Stanzas… Stanzas with 4 lines are called quatrains. The Brain—is wider than the Sky— For—put them side by side— The one the other will contain With ease—and You—beside— The Brain is deeper than the sea— For—hold them—Blue to Blue— The one the other will absorb— As Sponges—Buckets—do— The Brain is just the weight of God— For—Heft them—Pound for Pound— And they will differ—if they do— As Syllable from Sound— 12341234 12341234 12341234

5. There are different types of Stanzas… We Real Cool We real cool. We Left school. We Lurk late. We Strike straight. We Sing sin. We Thin gin. We Jazz June. We Die soon. What do you think stanzas with two lines are called? They are couplets 1212 1212

6. Subject- who or what the poem is about Speaker- the imaginary voice assumed by the writer of the poem. It can be a person, animal, thing, or abstraction. Tone- the poet’s attitude towards the subject (ex: sad, angry) Theme- the overall message of the poem

7. “Nancy” Comes to school dressed in no one cared clothes, Her hands and face Are dirty before the day begins. Always alone But not by choice, With her around No one else fears being teased or ridiculed. We sit across from one another at lunch, Sometimes I think I’m all she’s got. And I am not nearly enough.

8. Figurative Language -language that expresses ideas or feelings in a fresh way

9. Metaphor Compares two unlike things without the words “like” or “as” Ex: Minnie may look sweet, but she is a snake.

10. Simile Compares two unlike things using the words like or as My uncle is like a rooster; he is always up at the crack of dawn.

11. Personification Language that attributes human qualities to nonhuman things. The alarm danced on the dresser. My computer wasn’t feeling well, so I couldn’t type my paper.

12. Imagery Language that creates a word picture by using details related to the senses.

13. Work Cited Last name, first name. “Title of Story.” Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, year of publication. Print.

14. Parenthetical Citation  Short Quote: –“Words from story” (Last Name, page #)  Long Quote: –(Tabbed in twice and no quotation marks) –Words from story. (Last Name, page #)