Arts Flashcards
A type of literature that expresses ideas, and feelings, or tells a story in a specific form
Poetry
It is the author of the poem.
Poet or author as narrator
When the poet creates a distinct persona or character to narrate the poem, providing a different perspective
Poet or author as narrator
The speaker of the poem is the “narrator” of the poem
Author as Speaker
When the poet speaks directly through the poem, sharing personal thoughts, feelings, or experiences.
Author as Speaker-
Uses “I” or “we” and shares personal experiences or thoughts.
First-Person POV
Addresses the reader directly using “you.” creating an immersive experience.
Second-Person POV
Uses “he,” “she,” or “they,” providing an outside perspective on the subject matter.
Third-Person POV
The appearance of the words on the page.
Form
A group of words together on a line of the poem
Line
A group of lines arranged together
Stanza
grouped sets of lines within a poem, often separated by a space
Stanza
A stanza with two lines
Couplet
A stanza with three lines.
Tercet
A stanza with four lines.
Quatrain
A stanza with five lines.
Cinquain
A stanza with six lines.
Sestet
A stanza with eight lines.
Octave
The beat created by the sounds of the words in a poem.
RHYTHM
A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.
Meter
It is a unit of meter
FOOT
unstressed, stressed “da-DUM”
Lambic
stressed, unstressed “DA-dum”
Trochaic
unstressed, unstressed, stressed “da-da- DUM”
Anapestic
stressed, unstressed, unstressed” DA-da- dum”
Dactylic
one foot on a line
Monometer
two feet on a line
Dimeter
three feet on a line
Trimeter
four feet on a line
Tetrameter
five feet on a line
Pentameter
six feet on a line
Hexameter
seven feet on a line
Heptameter