Poetry Flashcards
What are the four different types of writing
-creative writing (including poetry)
-structured writing
-expository writing
-literary anyalsis
What are 6 figures of speech
Simile, metaphor, personification, apostrophe, hyperbole, irony
What is a simile
A simile is a direct comparison. It usually contains the words like or as
Eg:my love is like a red rose
What is a metaphor
A metaphor is an indirect comparison.
Eg:the isolated cabin was an oven
(The person is comparing a cabin to an oven; however, the words “like” and “as” are not used
What is personification
When an item is given human characteristics. It is a kind of metaphor
Eg:the moon winked from above the horizon
What is an apostrophe
Addressing/speaking to an item
Eg:roll on, thou deep and dark blue ocean,roll!
What is a hyperbole
An exaggeration in speech
Eg:this exam is going to kill me
What is irony
Saying the opposite of what you’re trying to say in a sarcastic way
Eg :you’ve been sulking all evening. That’s a fine way for a young man to behave!
What is Alliteration
Repetition of the same consonant sounds in a phrase
Eg:see a teakettle spout steaming
What is onomatopoeia
The use of words to imitate the sounds they describe
Eg:Splish-splash
What are 4 different poetic devices
Alliteration, onomatopoeia, assonance, rhyme
What is rhyme
Repetition of vowel and consonant sounds at the end of a word
Eg:the clown took a crown
-for a rhyme the ending must be the same
What is assonance
The repetition of vowel sounds
Eg:go slow over the road
What is a meter
-Meter is the rhythmic structure of a poem
-you can find the meter of a poem by finding the stressed and unstressed syllables In each line
How do you count the meter
1.find the stressed and unstressed words
2.add slashes and
