World Literature Elements of Poetry PDF

GNED 15 WORLD LITERATURE ELEMENTS OF POETRY A JIMENO What is Poetry? A JIMENO Poetry is usually written in lines. The poet chooses words carefully. Because it tries to say so much in so compact form, the meaning it i...

GNED 15 WORLD LITERATURE ELEMENTS OF POETRY A JIMENO What is Poetry? A JIMENO Poetry is usually written in lines. The poet chooses words carefully. Because it tries to say so much in so compact form, the meaning it imparts seems to be more complex and more difficult to grasp than what one usually finds in prose narratives and essays. ELEMENTS OF POETRY SOUND FIGURES OF SPEECH A JIMENO  ELEMENTS OF POETRY SOUND RHYME RHYTHM METER REPETITION A JIMENO SOUND RHYME Rhyme is the regular recurrence of similar sounds usually at the end of the lines. A JIMENO A JIMENO SOUND RHYTHM Like the beat in music. It is the recurrence of pattern of sound. It is the result of systematically stressing or accenting words and syllables. It can be fast or slow, depending on the mood and subject of the poem A JIMENO A JIMENO SOUND METER Meter is the measure with which we count the beat of rhythm. Meters are the arrangement of stressed/unstressed syllables to occur at apparently equal intervals. A JIMENO A JIMENO SOUND REPETITION Repetition is the repeated use of a sound, word, phrase, sentence, rhythmical pattern or grammatical pattern. A JIMENO Repetition includes: Alliteration is the repetition of INITIAL CONSONANT sounds. Example: "He claps the crag with crooked hands" Consonance is the repetition of INTERNAL CONSONANT sounds. Example: "The spotted kitten slept quietly on matted mattress fur." Assonance is the repetition of VOWEL sounds. Example: "Do not go into that good night." Parallelism is the repetition of GRAMMATICAL PATTERNS. Example: Withered vine, Rotten tree, Dark crow Onomatopoeia refers to words that sound like what they mean. Example: "Bang!" to the sound of the gun "Tic, tac" of the clock "Splash" of the water A JIMENO  ELEMENTS OF POETRY FIGURES OF SPEECH A figure of speech is essentially a word or phrase used in a non-literal sense for rhetorical or vivid effect. A JIMENO FIGURES OF SPEECH SIMILE comparison between two things that are really very different, but share some common element. It is introduced by like, as, as if, than, similar to, resemble. A JIMENO FIGURES OF SPEECH METAPHOR a suggested or implied comparison between two unlike things without the use of as, as if, like. A JIMENO FIGURES OF SPEECH PERSONIFICATION gives human qualities or attributes to an object. an animal, or an idea A JIMENO FIGURES OF SPEECH METONYMY substitution of the literal noun for another which it suggests because it is somehow associated with it. A JIMENO FIGURES OF SPEECH HYPERBOLE overstatement or exaggeration - not to deceive, but to emphasize a statement - often for humorous effect. A JIMENO FIGURES OF SPEECH IRONY statement of one idea, the opposite of which is meant. A JIMENO FIGURES OF SPEECH OXYMORON combining of contraries (opposites) to portray a particular image or to produce a striking effect A JIMENO FIGURES OF SPEECH APOSTROPHE direct address to an inanimate object, a dead person (as if present), or an idea. A JIMENO A JIMENO