O Captain! My Captain! - Poetic Devices Flashcards
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structure of “O Captain! My Captain!”
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- 3 stanzas
- 8 lines per stanze
2
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poetic devices used by Whitman in this poem
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- rhyme
- repetition
- alliteration, consonance
- word order
- imagery
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rhyme
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- end rhyme: rhyme at the end of lines
- internal rhyme: rhyme within the lines
- slanted rhyme: or “near rhyme” where worlds almost rhyme
- rhyme scheme: repeated rhyme pattern
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repetition
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- Whitman repeats words and phrases not only to give emphasis, but to also give a mournful chanting essence to the poem
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alliteration, consonance
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- repeated vowel or consonant sounds to give emphasis or flow to the lines
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word order
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- sometimes poets change the expected word order to give a better rhyme, flow, or rhythm to their poem
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imagery
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- metaphor and sensory langauge
