Understanding Poetry: Forms and Elements

<p>Simile</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Giving human qualities to nonhuman objects</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Metaphor</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Divisions within a poem</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A line repeated at regular intervals in a poem</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A pattern in which rhymes follow in a poem</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Express one key idea through the organization of lines</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Groups of stressed and unstressed syllables</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sound devices used in poetry</p> Signup and view all the answers

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<p>Stanzas = Lines are organized in units of meaning called ... Blank Line = Stanza Break. It signals that one stanza has ended and a new stanza is beginning Poetry = is a type of literature that uses the sounds, rhythms, and meanings of words to describe the world in striking imaginative ways Refrains = a line or group of lines that is repeated at regular intervals in a poem…reminds readers of a key idea…often repeated at the end of each stanza</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Variations = changing one or more words with each repetition Rhythm = a beat, created by stressed and unstressed syllables in words Meter = a pattern of rhythm Feet = units of stressed and unstressed syllables</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Rhyme = the repetition of vowel and consonant sounds at the ends of words. For example: tin and pin hand and sand Rhyme scheme = when rhymes follow a particular pattern Denotation = dictionary definition of a word Connotation = consists of the ideas and feelings that a word brings to mind canine dog pooch friendly, lovable dog mongrel mean, ugly mixed-breed dog</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Alliteration = is the repetition of consonant sounds in the beginnings of words, as in slippery slope. Repetition = s the use of any element of language – a sound, word, or phrase – more than once. Onomatopoeia = is the use of words that imitate sounds. splat, hiss, gurgle Imagery = descriptions that appeal to the five senses. helps poets convey what they see, hear, smell, taste, or touch.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Figurative Language = language that is not meant to be taken Simile = uses the word like or as to compare two seemingly unlike things Metaphor = describes one thing as if it were something else Personification = human qualities are given to nonhuman objects</p> Signup and view all the answers