Download Jamieson 7th Grade Unit 3 Poetry Literary Terms To know

Narrative Poetry
Haiku
Free Verse
Lyric
Ballad
Concrete poem
Limerick
Rhyming couplet
Diamante
Quatrain
Triolet
Theme
Poetry or Verse
Blank verse
Foot
Iambic pentameter
Meter
Trochaic inversion
Scansion
Syllables
Iamb
Trochee
Spondee
Pyrric
Anapest
Dactyl
monometer
Dimeter
trimeter
Tetrameter
Pentameter
Hexameter
Assonance
Alliteration
Antithesis
Caesura
Consonance
Elision
Parenthetical phrase
Pun
Sonnet
Unit 3 Poetry Literary Terms and Devices
Poetry that tells a story in verse
A three line Japanese poem. The 1st and 3rd line has 5 syllables and the 2nd has 7 syllables.
Poetry defined by its lack of strict structure. No regular metrical pattern or rhyme.
Poetry that expresses thoughts or feelings of the speaker often in highly musical verse.
Songlike poems that tell a story. Often deal with adventure or romance.
Poetry shaped like its topic.
Humorous, rhyming 5 line poems with specific rhyming patterns and rhythm schemes
Pairs of rhyming lines usually with the same meter and length.
A formulaic poem in the shape of a diamond
A four line stanza that rhymes (ex. AABB, ABAB…)
An eight line stanza having just two rhymes and repeating the first line as the fourth and
seventh and the seventh line as the eighth.
The subject of a piece of writing
The category of literature categorized by highly imaginative language selected and
arranged to elicit a specific emotional response.
Verse that does not rhyme and all the lines have the same number of feet.
Unit of meter. Each foot contains 2 or 3 syllables
A line of poetry which follows a pattern of weak, strong stresses. -/-/-/-/-/
Is the pattern of a line of verse
When the beginning of an iambic line is reversed. /--/-/-/-/
The process of analyzing poetry’s rhythm by looking at meter and feet.
a unit of organization for a sequence of speech sounds. For example, the word water is
composed of two syllables: wa and ter.
2 syllables one weak, one strong -/
2 syllables one strong, one weak /2 syllables both strong //
2 syllables both weak -3 syllables 2 weak, 1 strong --/
3 syllables one strong, weak /-A line of poetry consisting of one foot
A line of poetry consisting of two feet
a line poetry consisting of three feet
A line of poetry consisting of four feet
A line of poetry consisting of five feet
A line of poetry consisting of six feet
Repetition or a pattern of similar sounds, especially vowel sounds. A particular rhyme in
which the vowel sounds are the same, but the consonant sounds are different.
The repetition of consonant sounds in a series of words. The feel of the consonants with
therefore color the moment.
A rhetorical device in which sharply contrasting ideas are linked in parallel words or
phrases. Setting the word against the word.
A natural pause or break in a line of verse, usually occurring near the middle of the line.
Repetition of similar consonant sounds, especially and the end of a word.
The omission of a part of a word (usually one syllable) to make pronunciation easier or to
achieve a rhythmic effect.
A phrase which is secondary to a main thought, and is dependent on it, so that it must be
uttered with less emphasis in order for the main thought to be clear. Mark parentheses
around it in your script.
A word with two or more meanings in order to twist the sense of the sentence.
A poem, usually reflective of 14 iambic pentameter lines with rigidly prescribed rhyme
schemes.
Unit 3 Poetry Literary Terms and Devices
Narrative Poetry
Poetry that tells a story in verse
Haiku
A three line Japanese poem. The 1st and
3rd line has 5 syllables and the 2nd has 7
syllables.
Free Verse
Poetry defined by its lack of strict
structure. No regular metrical pattern
or rhyme.
Lyric
Poetry that expresses thoughts or
feelings of the speaker often in highly
musical verse.
Ballad
Songlike poems that tell a story. Often
deal with adventure or romance.
Concrete poem
Poetry shaped like its topic.
Limerick
Humorous, rhyming 5 line poems with
specific rhyming patterns and rhythm
schemes
Rhyming couplet
Pairs of rhyming lines usually with the
same meter and length.
Diamante
A formulaic poem in the shape of a
diamond
Quatrain
A four line stanza that rhymes (ex.
AABB, ABAB…)
Triolet
An eight line stanza having just two
rhymes and repeating the first line as
the fourth and seventh and the seventh
line as the eighth.
Theme
The subject of a piece of writing
Poetry or Verse
The category of literature categorized
by highly imaginative language selected
and arranged to elicit a specific
emotional response.
Blank verse
Verse that does not rhyme and all the
lines have the same number of feet.
Foot
Unit of meter. Each foot contains 2 or 3
syllables
Iambic pentameter
A line of poetry which follows a pattern
of weak, strong stresses. -/-/-/-/-/
Meter
Is the pattern of a line of verse
Trochaic inversion
When the beginning of an iambic line is
reversed. /--/-/-/-/
Scansion
The process of analyzing poetry’s
rhythm by looking at meter and feet.
Syllables
a unit of organization for a sequence of
speech sounds. For example, the word
water is composed of two syllables: wa
and ter.
Iamb
2 syllables one weak, one strong -/
Trochee
2 syllables one strong, one weak /-
Spondee
2 syllables both strong //
Pyrric
2 syllables both weak --
Anapest
3 syllables 2 weak, 1 strong --/
Dactyl
3 syllables one strong, weak /--
monometer
A line of poetry consisting of one foot
Dimeter
A line of poetry consisting of two feet
trimeter
a line poetry consisting of three feet
Tetrameter
A line of poetry consisting of four feet
Pentameter
A line of poetry consisting of five feet
Hexameter
A line of poetry consisting of six feet
Assonance
Repetition or a pattern of similar
sounds, especially vowel sounds. A
particular rhyme in which the vowel
sounds are the same, but the
consonant sounds are different.
Alliteration
The repetition of consonant sounds in a
series of words. The feel of the
consonants with therefore color the
moment.
Antithesis
A rhetorical device in which sharply
contrasting ideas are linked in parallel
words or phrases. Setting the word
against the word.
Caesura
A natural pause or break in a line of
verse, usually occurring near the
middle of the line.
Consonance
Repetition of similar consonant sounds,
especially and the end of a word.
Elision
The omission of a part of a word
(usually one syllable) to make
pronunciation easier or to achieve a
rhythmic effect.
Parenthetical phrase
A phrase which is secondary to a main
thought, and is dependent on it, so that
it must be uttered with less emphasis in
order for the main thought to be clear.
Mark parentheses around it in your
script.
Pun
A word with two or more meanings in
order to twist the sense of the
sentence.
Sonnet
A poem, usually reflective of 14 iambic
pentameter lines with rigidly
prescribed rhyme schemes.
SONNET 91
SONNET 91
Some glory in their birth, some in their skill,
Some in their wealth, some in their body's force,
Some in their garments, though new-fangled ill;
Some in their hawks and hounds, some in their horse;
And every humour hath his adjunct pleasure,
Wherein it finds a joy above the rest:
But these particulars are not my measure;
All these I better in one general best.
Thy love is better than high birth to me,
Richer than wealth, prouder than garments' cost,
Of more delight than hawks or horses be;
And having thee, of all men's pride I boast:
Wretched in this alone, that thou may'st take
All this away, and me most wretched make.
Some glory in their birth, some in their skill,
Some in their wealth, some in their body's force,
Some in their garments, though new-fangled ill;
Some in their hawks and hounds, some in their horse;
And every humour hath his adjunct pleasure,
Wherein it finds a joy above the rest:
But these particulars are not my measure;
All these I better in one general best.
Thy love is better than high birth to me,
Richer than wealth, prouder than garments' cost,
Of more delight than hawks or horses be;
And having thee, of all men's pride I boast:
Wretched in this alone, that thou may'st take
All this away, and me most wretched make.
SONNET 91
SONNET 91
Some glory in their birth, some in their skill,
Some in their wealth, some in their body's force,
Some in their garments, though new-fangled ill;
Some in their hawks and hounds, some in their horse;
And every humour hath his adjunct pleasure,
Wherein it finds a joy above the rest:
But these particulars are not my measure;
All these I better in one general best.
Thy love is better than high birth to me,
Richer than wealth, prouder than garments' cost,
Of more delight than hawks or horses be;
And having thee, of all men's pride I boast:
Wretched in this alone, that thou may'st take
All this away, and me most wretched make.
Some glory in their birth, some in their skill,
Some in their wealth, some in their body's force,
Some in their garments, though new-fangled ill;
Some in their hawks and hounds, some in their horse;
And every humour hath his adjunct pleasure,
Wherein it finds a joy above the rest:
But these particulars are not my measure;
All these I better in one general best.
Thy love is better than high birth to me,
Richer than wealth, prouder than garments' cost,
Of more delight than hawks or horses be;
And having thee, of all men's pride I boast:
Wretched in this alone, that thou may'st take
All this away, and me most wretched make.
SONNET 91
SONNET 91
Some glory in their birth, some in their skill,
Some in their wealth, some in their body's force,
Some in their garments, though new-fangled ill;
Some in their hawks and hounds, some in their horse;
And every humour hath his adjunct pleasure,
Wherein it finds a joy above the rest:
But these particulars are not my measure;
All these I better in one general best.
Thy love is better than high birth to me,
Richer than wealth, prouder than garments' cost,
Of more delight than hawks or horses be;
And having thee, of all men's pride I boast:
Wretched in this alone, that thou may'st take
All this away, and me most wretched make.
Some glory in their birth, some in their skill,
Some in their wealth, some in their body's force,
Some in their garments, though new-fangled ill;
Some in their hawks and hounds, some in their horse;
And every humour hath his adjunct pleasure,
Wherein it finds a joy above the rest:
But these particulars are not my measure;
All these I better in one general best.
Thy love is better than high birth to me,
Richer than wealth, prouder than garments' cost,
Of more delight than hawks or horses be;
And having thee, of all men's pride I boast:
Wretched in this alone, that thou may'st take
All this away, and me most wretched make.