poem techniques Flashcards
what is iambic pentameter
10 beats/rhythm per line
what poems use the lyric poem form
when we two parted, love’s philosophy, neutral tones, letters from Yorkshire, walking away, mother any distance, before you were mine, winter swans (inferred it is a lyric poem)
what is the effect of using a dramatic monologue
it shows that the speaker is selfish or/and biased. it leaves the reader questioning the legitimacy of the speaker’s story. gives the reader a clearer understanding of how mad the speaker is
what are quatrains
4 lines in each stanza
what is a fatalist
you have no control over your future-everything will end or die so there is no point in trying (this is a belief)
what is feminine ending
11 beats per line
what does the volta do
it is the break between a line and it shows the shift in change. normally the first 8 lines (octave) is when a situation happens and the last 6 lines (sestest) is when the issue is getting better. this is normally used in sonnets
the volta breaks the 2 sets
what is phallic imagery
penis imagery
what is yonic imagery
vagina
what is iambic tetrameter
8 beats per line
what is the effect of iambic pentameter
the 10 beats represent the beats of your heart and is normally used in love poems is represent the love and affection for one person to the other.
what is the effect of iambic tetrameter
the 8 beats is normally used in nursery rhymes which may show the speaker is childish but maybe scary because nursery rhymes were created to scare children
what is dramatic monologue
a poem which is narrated by a fiction character
what is penultimate
second to last
what is ultimate
last
