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Poetry Notes Line: the poem is broken into lines; where it breaks or ends on the page Stanza: groups of lines; looks like paragraphs in poetry Speaker: the voice that “talks” to the reader in the poem Form: structure of the writing of a poem; the way the words are arranged on the page Traditional: follows fixed rules; regular patter of rhyme Example: epic, ode, ballad, haiku, sonnet Organic: does not follow rules; does not have regular pattern of rhyme; unconventional spelling, punctuation, grammar Example: free verse, concrete poetry Free Verse: does not follow regular pattern of rhythm and rhyme; the ideas decide where the line breaks Rhyme: repetition of sounds at the ends of words Internal Rhyme: rhyme that is within the lines of the poetry End Rhyme: rhyme that is at the ends of the lines of poetry True Rhyme: the last syllable of each word has identical sounds Rhyme Scheme: the pattern that the end-rhyming words follow (ABBA) Rhythm: the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in each line Meter: a regular pattern of rhythm Repetition: the use of a word, phrase, line, or sound more than once Alliteration: repetition of the same first letter or sound in a series of words Assonance: repetition of vowel sounds within words Consonance: repetition of consonant sound within words Anaphora: repetition of a word at the beginning of a line Onomatopoeia: the word describes the sound of an object or action (SNAP!) Imagery: images or word pictures that the poem creates; language that appeals to your senses Simile: describing two unlike things using like or as Metaphor: describing two unlike things WITHOUT using like or as Extended Metaphor: a comparison of two unlike things through several lines/stanzas/entire poems Personification: giving human qualities to an animal or object Symbol: the representation of something complex or abstract – the flag symbolizes freedom Hyperbole: exaggeration Idiom: a common phrase or figure of speech not to be taken literally (raining cats and dogs) Types of Poetry Lyric: brief poems where the speakers share personal thoughts and feelings on a subject Elegy: lyric poem; speaker meditates about death in tribute to one who has died (serious/formal) Concrete: the poet uses visible shape to create a picture related to the poem’s subject out of the words Ode: highly praises something (person/event/idea); serious/traditional Personification: a poem lending human qualities to an object, animal, or idea Ballad: narrative poem that is meant to be sung/recited; focuses on a tragic event; includes rhyme, dialogue, setting, plot, and characters Couplet: rhyming pairs of lines of equal length Dramatic Monologue: the speaker addresses a silent or absent audience; having a conversation Sonnet: lyric poem of 14 lines and regular patterns of rhyme/rhythm Epic: long narrative poem about the life of a hero whose actions reflect the values of people Tercet: 3 lines of poetry Quatrain: 4 lines of poetry Sestina: highly structured; 6 stanzas of 6 lines, followed by a tercet – total of 39 lines Villanelle: 19 lines long with 5 tercets and 1 quatrain Haiku: 17 syllable Japanese poems; 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables Limerick: witty or humorous poetry; 5 line anapestic meter Found: taking words/phrases from somewhere else and rewording them into poetry Diamante: 7 line poem in the shape of a diamond Acrostic: the first letter of each line of the poem spells out a word