POEMS, SOUND DEVICES, FIGURATIVE DEVICES Flashcards
Focus on emotions of poet
Non-narrative
Song-like quality
Lyric Poetry
Short, emotionally expressive poetry
Retains elements of a song which is said to be its origin
Lyric Poetry
Types of Lyrics Poetry
- Sonnet
- Haiku
- Elegy
- Limerick
- Ode
- Dramatic Monologue
- Occasional Poetry
Lover’s sufferings and hopes / religious
experience, reflections on art, war
experience
Sonnet
Single stanza with 14 lines in sections
Sonnet
Originated in Italy and became popular in
England in the Renaissance
Sonnet
Shakesperean / English
_________________/ Italian
Petrarchan
o Features intense emotion
o Vivid image of nature
Haiku
o Lament for the death of a particular person
o For solemn meditations
Elegy
Humorous poem with 5 lines
Limerick
o Long serious lyric poem written in elevated
style
o Exalting or praising a person, place, thing
or idea
Ode
o Speaker (other than the author) makes
speech to a silent auditor in a specific
situation at a critical moment.
Dramatic Monologue
o Speaker reveals temperament and
character
Dramatic Monologue
For specific occasion
Occasional Poetry
(Return of a king from exile)
Anus mirabilis
(Death)
Lycidas
(for Wedding)
Epithalamion
- Longer form of poetry
- Verbal representation / sequence of connected
events
Narrative Poetry
- Plot over emotions
Narrative Poetry
Types of Narrative Poetry
- Epics
- Mock-Epic
- Ballads
Elevated style of language and
supernatural beings take part in the action
Epics
o Operate on a large scale (Length and topic)
o Stories of historical events of legends of
cultural importance
Epics
o Make use of epic conventions like the
elevated style and the assumption that the
topic is of great importance, to deal with
insignificant occurrences.
Mock-Epic
- Folk poetry adapted for literary uses from
16th century onwards. - Four-line stanza, alternating tetrameter and
trimeter
Ballads
- Song, transmitted orally, tells a story
- Intended for dancing
Ballads
- Uses detailed words to create imagery of a person, animal, or inanimate object
Descriptive Poetry
ENUMERATE SOUND DEVICES (6)
- Alliteration
- Assonance
- Consonance
- Onomatopoeia
- Rhyme
- Rhythm
occurrence of the same letter or consonant
sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
Alliteration
repetition of the same or similar vowel
sounds
Assonance
Identify which sound device is used:
The whispering winds waltz through the weeping willows,
While silver streams sing softly below.
The moonlight melts on the midnight meadow,
As fireflies flicker, their golden glow.
Alliteration
Identify which sound device is used:
The low moan of the cold stone sea,
Waves wane, then fade away free.
The deep breeze weaves through the trees,
A moon so blue, it soothes with ease.
Assonance
repetition of the same consonant sounds
in a line of text (end or mid of words)
Consonance
Identify which sound device is used:
The black clock ticks as dusk creeps near,
A soft drift of wind lifts leaves so clear.
Stars spark and blink, their light linking tight,
A hush rests in the heart of night.
Consonance
process of creating a word that
phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound that it describes
Onomatopoeia
Identify which sound device is used:
The pitter-patter of gentle rain,
Drip, drop, dancing on my pane.
Thunder rumbles, clouds clap wide,
Winds whoosh and whistle outside.
Onomatopoeia
Matching vowel sounds at the end of words or
lines. Repetition of words with same sound.
Rhyme
pattern of similarly
pronounced words in a poem
Rhyme Scheme
rhyming words appear in the
middle of line
Internal Rhyme
poetry can be thought of as the beat of flow
of a poem
Rhythm
Identify which sound device is used:
The silver moon shines big and bright,
It paints the sky with glowing light.
The soft wind sings a gentle tune,
Beneath the stars, I dream till noon.
Rhyme
Identify which sound device is used:
Step by step, we march along,
Through the trees, so tall and strong.
Leaves go crunch, the winds blow high,
Clouds drift slow across the sky.
Rhythm
compares 2 dissimilar things, often introduced
by the words like or as.
Simile
representation of an abstract quality in
human form
Personification
Identify which FIGURATIVE DEVICE is used:
“The angry storm roared and threw lightning across the sky.”
Personification
word used in place of another to suggest a
likeness
Metaphor
expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite
Irony
Identify which FIGURATIVE DEVICE is used:
“The clouds drifted across the sky like fluffy cotton balls.”
Simile
Identify which FIGURATIVE DEVICE is used:
“The classroom was a zoo, filled with endless chatter and excitement.”
Metaphor
Identify which FIGURATIVE DEVICE is used:
“Oh, great! Another rainy day—just what I needed!”
Irony
substitution of the name of an attribute or
adjunct for that of the thing meant.
Metonymy
which a part is made to represent the
whole.
Synecdoche
Identify which FIGURATIVE DEVICE is used:
“He got a new set of wheels.”
Synecdoche
Identify which FIGURATIVE DEVICE is used:
“Hollywood loves making superhero movies.”
Metonymy
