Poetry Flashcards
A form of literary expression that uses language, rhythm, and imagery to evoke emotions, provoke thought, and create a sensory experience.
Poetry
What are the other definitions of Poetry?
→ It is a collection of words that express an emotion or idea. The purpose of poetry is to express ideas, feelings, and emotions.
→ It is the universal language of humanity. As a form of literature, poetry employs the aesthetic and rhythmic qualities of language to convey meanings different from the more objective, prosaic forms of writing.
What are the key terms in Poetry?
- Literary expression
- Language
- Rhythm
- Imagery
- Emotions
- Sensory Experience
The correspondence of 2 or more words with similar sounding final syllables places so as to echo one another. It is used by poets and occasionally by prose writers to produce sounds appealing to the reader’s senses and to unify and establish a poem’s stanzaic form.
Rhyme
What are the types of Rhyme?
End Rhyme
Internal Rhyme
The rhyming words are placed at the end of 2 consecutives sentences.
End Rhyme
“There once was a man who wasn’t very smart.
For instance, he once tried to drive a shopping cart.”
Is an example of?
End Rhyme
“She dances like a dove.
The way she moves is filled with love.”
Is an example of?
End Rhyme
What are the 3 different types of Internal Rhyme?
- 2 or more rhyming words appear in the same line.
- 2 or more rhyming words in the middle of two consecutive sentences.
- An ending word rhyming with a word in the middle of the next line.
“I went to town to buy a gown.”
Is an example of?
Internal Rhyme: 2 or more rhyming words appear in the same line.
“I took a car, It wasn’t far.” Is an example of?
Internal Rhyme: 2 or more rhyming words appear in the same line.
“I hear the seas calling my name,
the birds and bees beckoning me.” Is an example of?
Internal Rhyme: 2 or more rhyming words in the middle of two consecutive sentences.
“He is the strongest and most powerful,
yet he couldn’t save his longest friend.”
Internal Rhyme: 2 or more rhyming words in the middle of two consecutive sentences.
“I once went to a soccer arena.
The teams were Argentina and Spain.”
Internal Rhyme: An ending word rhyming with a word in the middle of the next line.
“He went to ride a train.
The rain poured as he left.”
Internal Rhyme: An ending word rhyming with a word in the middle of the next line.
