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Terms to know for Quiz
Lyric Poems
Narrative Poems
The difference between poetry and prose
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Rhyme Scheme
Personification
Ode
Sonnet
Poetry
Poetry is literary work
in which special
intensity is given to the
expression of feelings
and ideas by the use of
distinctive style and
rhythm;
Most of what we read
on a day-to-day basis is
prose, or written or
spoken language in its
ordinary form, without
metrical structure
Lyric Poetry
Lyric poems are
relatively short poems,
which show the
emotional state of the
speaker. Lyric poems
often remind us of the
lyrics of songs. In
ancient Greece earlier
lyric poems were
accompanied by the
lyre, which is a stringed
musical instrument.
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Lyric Poetry
The way a crow
Shook down on me
The dust of snow
From a Hemlock tree
Has given my heart
A change of mood
And saved some part
Of a day I had rued.
rued – regretted something
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Narrative Poetry
Narrative poems are
generally longer than
lyric poems.
Narrative poems tell
a story, and just like
prose stories, they
include elements
such as conflict,
characters, setting,
and resolution.
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Narrative Poetry
Paul Revere’s
Ride tells about
the ride of Paul
Revere to warn
the colonists that
the British
(Redcoats) were
coming.
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Odes – a modern definition
An ode is a poem
about one
specific person
or object which
is notable,
praiseworthy, or
meaningful to
you.
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Traditional Odes
Odes are lyric
poems in the form of
an address to a
particular subject,
often elevated in
style or manner and
written in varied or
irregular meter. They
tend to be long with
formal language.
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Rhyme Scheme
The rhyme
I’ll tell you the story of Jimmy Jet – a
And you know what I tell you is true b
scheme of a
He loved to watch his TV set a
Almost as much as you. b
poem is the
watched all day, he watched all night c
pattern of end He
Till he grew pale and lean, d
From The Early Show to the Late Late Show e
rhyme. It is
And all the shows between. d
marked with
lowercase letters
at the ends of
lines.
Rhyme Scheme
What is the rhyme scheme of the poem below?
a
My father was the first to hear
The passage of the geese each fall. b
a
Passing above the house so near
He’d hear within his heart their call. b
And then at breakfast time he’d say;
“The geese were heading south last night,”
For he had lain awake till day,
Feeling his earthbound soul take flight.
c
d
c
Knowing that winter’s wind come soon
After the rushing of those wings,
Seeing them pass before the moon,
Recalling the lure of faroff things.
e
f
e
f
d