ch 8: spoken word poetry Flashcards
is a type of literature that conveys a thought, describes a scene or tells a story in a concentrated, lyrical arrangement of words.
Poetry
Kinds of Stanza
(enumerate)
Couplet - two line stanza
Triplet - three line stanza
Quatrain - four line stanza
Quintet - five line stanza
Sestet - six line stanza
Septet - seven line stanza
Octave - eight line stanza
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The basic building block of a poem is a verse known as a?
stanza
two line stanza
Couplet -
three line stanza
Triplet -
four line stanza
Quatrain -
five line stanza
Quintet -
six line stanza
Sestet
seven line stanza
Septet -
eight line stanza
Octave -
Traditionally, are three-line stanzas with a 5/7/5 syllable count.
HAIKU POEMS
This form of poetry also focuses on the beauty and simplicity found in nature.
HAIKU POEMS
An ocean voyage.
As waves break over the bow,
the sea welcomes me.
HAIKU POEMS
are the least defined. In fact, they’re deliberately irregular, taking on an improvisational bent. There’s no formula, no pattern.
FREE VERSE POEMS
also tell a story, like epic poems do. However, it is often based on a legend or a folk tale. T
Ballad poems
hese poems may take the form of songs, or they may contain a moral or a lesson.
Ballad poems
is a long and narrative poem that normally tells a story about a hero or an adventure.
EPIC POEMS
can be presented as oral or written stories. “The Iliad” and “The Odyssey” are probably the most renowned
EPIC POEMS
is poetry that is written on a page but performed for an audience.
Spoken word poetry
Because it is performed, this poetry tends to demonstrate a heavy use of rhythm, improvisation, free association, rhymes, rich poetic phrases, word play and slang.
Spoken word poetry
Because spoken word poetry is performed, this poetry tends to demonstrate a heavy use of?
- rhythm,
- improvisation,
- free association,
- rhymes,
- rich poetic phrases,
- word play and
- slang.