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What is the term for a spontaneous overflow of feeling or emotion reflected in tranquility?
What is the term for a spontaneous overflow of feeling or emotion reflected in tranquility?
What is the term for the rhyming pattern within the separation of words?
What is the term for the rhyming pattern within the separation of words?
What is the term for a group of lines within a verse of a poem?
What is the term for a group of lines within a verse of a poem?
What is the term for a poem that does not follow a conventional rhyming structure?
What is the term for a poem that does not follow a conventional rhyming structure?
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What is the term for the relationship between rhyme and meter in a poem?
What is the term for the relationship between rhyme and meter in a poem?
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What is the term for the process of breaking a line in a poem?
What is the term for the process of breaking a line in a poem?
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What is the term for the repetition of similar sounds either consonant or vowels?
What is the term for the repetition of similar sounds either consonant or vowels?
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Which type of meter is based on the number of stressed and unstressed syllables?
Which type of meter is based on the number of stressed and unstressed syllables?
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What is the term for a poem with 14 lines, originating in Italy?
What is the term for a poem with 14 lines, originating in Italy?
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What is the term for the opposite of cacophony, which refers to a pleasant sound or experience?
What is the term for the opposite of cacophony, which refers to a pleasant sound or experience?
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What is the term for a figure of speech that compares two things without using 'like' or 'as'?
What is the term for a figure of speech that compares two things without using 'like' or 'as'?
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What is the term for a poem with no fixed pattern of rhyme or meter?
What is the term for a poem with no fixed pattern of rhyme or meter?
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Study Notes
Poetry Basics
- Poetic terms: end-stopped (end of a line) and enjambment (breaking of a line)
Meter and Foot
- Meter: pattern of sounds in a poem
- Foot: basic unit of meter
- Three types of meter:
- Accentual meter
- Syllabic meter
- Accentual-syllabic meter
- Types of feet and number of feet are written on paper
Sound Devices
- Alliteration: repetition of similar sounds (consonants or vowels)
- Assonance: repetition of vowel sounds
- Consonance: repetition of consonant sounds
- Cacophony: unpleasant, jarring sounds
- Euphony: pleasant experience (opposite of cacophony)
- Onomatopoeia: words or phrases that create rhythm or emphasize an idea
- Rhyme: repetition of identical or similar sounds (full, slant, near, sight)
Imagery and Metaphor
- Imagery: appeal to the senses
- Metaphor: comparison between two things
- Good (logical) or bad (illogical)
- Conceit: extended metaphor
Poetic Forms
Lesson 6: Meter and Form
- Closed form: written in a specific, traditional pattern
- Examples of closed forms: sonnet, villanelle, sestina, blank verse
Sonnet
- 14 lines, originated in Italy, written in English and Italian
- Two forms: Pentarchan ( octave and sestet) and Shakesperean (three quatrains and a couplet)
Other Poetic Forms
- Villanelle: 19 lines, five tercets
- Sestina: 39 lines
- Blank verse: no fixed number of lines
- Heroic couplet: two rhyming lines
- Haiku: ancient Japanese poetry, 17 syllables
- Free verse: unconventional, no fixed form
Creative Writing and Poetry
- Poetry: condensed form of writing
- Conventional poetry: follows traditional forms
- Unconventional poetry: free verse
- Poet: one who writes poetry
- Defining poetry: William Wordsworth's "spontaneous overflow of feeling and emotion reflected in tranquility"
Elements of Poetry
- Meter: rhythmic structure within a poem
- Rhyme: created when last syllables of separate words match
- Scheme: refers to rhyming pattern within separated words
- Verse: poem is a way to describe the relationship between rhyme and meter
- Stanza: group of lines within a poem
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Test your knowledge of poetry by identifying its key elements, including the poet's role, meter, rhyme, and verse. Explore the definitions and characteristics of different poetic forms, from conventional to unconventional. Get ready to reflect on the emotions and structures that make poetry unique!
