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Poetry Notes
_____________ is a type of literature that expresses __________, ____________, or tells
a ______________in a specific form (usually using lines and stanzas)
Point of View:
o ____________ - The author of the poem
o ____________ - The “narrator” of the poem
Poetry Form:
o Form- the _______________ of the words on the page
o Line- a ______________ of __________ together on one line of the poem
o Stanza- a ____________of ___________ arranged together
Kinds of Stanzas:
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a __________line stanza
o Triplet (Tercet)=
a __________ line stanza
o Quatrain
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a __________ line stanza
o Quintet
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a __________ line stanza
o Sestet (Sextet) =
a __________ line stanza
o Septet
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a __________ line stanza
o Octave
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an __________ line stanza
o Couplet
Rhythm:
o The ___________ created by the _____________ of the words in a poem
o Rhythm can be created by___________, ____________, and ___________
Meter:
o A pattern of ___________ and _____________ syllables.
o Meter occurs when the stressed and unstressed syllables of the words in a poem
are arranged in a ________________ pattern.
o ______________ - unit of meter. A foot can have two or three syllables and
usually consists of ____________stressed and ____________ unstressed
syllables
o ____________________- The types of feet are determined by the
_____________________ of stressed and unstressed syllables.
Rhyme:
o Words _____________ ____________because they share the same ending
vowel and consonant sounds; A word always rhymes with _______________
o _______ _______________- A word at the ___________of one line
rhymes with a word at the _________ of another line.
o ______________ ______________- A word inside a _________ rhymes
with another word on the ____________line.
o ___________ ____________- a.k.a imperfect rhyme, close rhyme
o The words share __________ the same vowel or consonant sound _____
______ ________
Rhyme Scheme:
o A rhyme scheme is a ____________ of rhyme (usually end rhyme, but not
always).
o Use the letters of the ________________ to represent sounds to be able to
visually “________” the pattern.
Consonance:
o Similar to alliteration EXCEPT . . .
o The repeated consonant sounds can be _______________in the words
o “__ilken, ___ad, un___ertain, ru___tling. . “
Assonance:
o Repeated __________ sounds in a line or lines of poetry.
o “Shall ever medicine th____ to that sw____t s____p.”- William Shakespeare
Refrain:
o A sound, word, phrase or line _________ regularly in a poem
Lyric Poetry:
o A _________ poem that is usually written in _______ person point of view
o Expresses an ____________ or an ___________ or describes a _________
o Do not tell a story and are often ___________
Haiku:
o A Japanese poem written in _____________ lines
o Five Syllables, Seven Syllables, Five Syllables
Shakespearean Sonnet:
o A ______________ line poem with a specific rhyme scheme.
o The poem is written in __________ quatrains and ends with a _____________.
o The rhyme scheme is_____ _____ _____ ___
Narrative Poetry:
o A poem that _______ ___ _________.
o Generally __________ than the lyric styles of poetry because the poet needs to
establish ________________ ____ ______________.
Free Verse Poetry:
o Unlike metered poetry, free verse poetry ________ ___________ have any
___________ patterns of stressed and unstressed syllables.
o Does _______ have rhyme
o Free verse poetry is very _______________ - sounds like someone talking
with you.
o A more ____________ type of poetry
Ballad:
o A poem that _______________ and _________________ of a speaker rather than
telling a story.
Figurative Language:
o Alliteration has _____________ repeated at the ________________ of words.
o Onomatopoeia – words that imitate the _____________ they are naming or
sounds that ____________ another sound.
o Simile- a comparison of two things using “_________” “______” “than” or
“resembles”
o Metaphor is a direct comparison of two _____________ things.
o Extended Metaphor goes for ______________ _________ or possibly the
entire length of a work.
o Hyperbole-_______________ often used for emphasis.
o Personification – an animal given _______________-__________ qualities or
an object given __________- __________ qualities.
Other Poetic Devices:
o Symbolism- is when a ____________, __________, __________ or event that has
meaning in itself also represents, or stands for, something else
o Imagery –language that _______________to ____________. Most are visual,
but they can also appeal to the senses of sound, touch, taste, or smell.