Poetry Flashcards
Poetry
Major genre of literature. It is characterized by imaginative language that is carefully chosen and arranged to communicate experiences, thoughts, and emotions
Poetry differs from prose in that
It compresses meaning into fewer words and often uses meter, rhyme and imagery
Poetry is arranged in
Lines and stanzas
As opposed to sentences and paragraphs, and can be free in ordering of words and use of punctuation
Traditional poems
Adhere to specific rules of structure and characteristics
Traditional poems are divided into
Narrative
Lyric
Dramatic
Dramatic porm
Relies on dramatic elements such as monologue and dialogue
They often tell stories
Narrative poem
One that tells a story
It includes characters, setting, plot, and dialogue, among other elements
These poems include the epic and ballads
Dialogue in narrative poems and dialogue in dramatic poems
Dialogue in narrative poems:
“Don’t bother me”
Dialogue in dramatic poems :
Rebecca: Stop bothering me!
Jason: I won’t
The epic
Long narrative poem that poreays the heroic acts of legendary figures and mythical gods
Traces adventures of a great hero whose actions reveal the ideals and values of a nation or race
Grand in style, length, and scope
Provides a portrait of an entire culture, of the legends, beliefs, virtues, laws, arts, and ways of life of people
Ballads
Type of marractive poem that tells a story and was originally meant to be sung or recited
Typically short, narrative poems often have a simple rhyme scheme and a repetitive refrain
Often tell tales of love, loss, and adventure
Has a setting, plot, and characters
Lyric poem
Highly musical type of poetry that expresses the emotions of a speaker
They often are contrasted with narrative poems
These poems include sonnets, odes, and haiku
Sonnet
fourteen-line poem, usually in iambic pentameter, that follows one of a number of different rhyme schemes. The English, Elizabethan, or Shakespearean sonnet is divided into four parts: three quatrains and a final couplet. The rhyme scheme of such a sonnet is abab cdcd efef gg.
Imagery
Consiste or descriptive words and phrases that recreate sensory experiences for the reader
Usually appeals to one or more of the five senses
The figurative or descriptive language used to create pictures, or images
Lines
Unit in the structure of a poem
Core unit of a poem
Without these, a poem cannot be developed
Stanzas
Group of lines in a poem
Varies in average length from 2 to 8 lines
Speaker
Character who speaks or narrates a poem
Voice assumed by the writer
The speaker and the writer in a poem are not necessarily the same person
Voice that talks to the reader
Similar to the narrator in fiction
Monologue
Long speech made by one character who directly addresses the audience or another character
