poetry Flashcards
Rhyme
words with same ending sound
Example cat hat
Rhythm
The beat of the poem
example bang bang pop bang bang pop
Meter
recuring pateren
Example bang pop bang
repetition
The repeating of lines or words
Example gary had a snail
gary loved his snail.
alliteration
repitition of a sound
Example big blue baby
simile
uses like or as
Example the lake was as smoothe as glass.
metaphor
comparision that doesnt use like or as
Example mia remembers everything her mind is like a steel trap.
personification
human qualities to nonliving thing.
Example the sun smiled on our picnic
symbolism
the use of a thing or image to stand for something else
Example lindsay wore black to the funeral
allusion
a reference to another work sutch as the bible or mythology.
example: it rained so much that i thought i we’d ahve to build and ark.
point of view
the position or outlook of witch a person tells the story or sees something.
Example 1st person 2nd person
theme
central idea that a poem explores
Example
What is point of view in poetry?
Point of view is the position or outlook from which the speaker tells a story or observes something.
How does the speaker relate to the poem?
The speaker in a poem is like the narrator of a story; he or she is the voice of the poem.
What is the theme of a poem?
The theme is the central idea that a poem explores.
What is tone in poetry?
The tone is the mood the poem creates for the reader.
What is a lyric poem?
A lyric poem is a short poem that is like a song.
What is an ode?
An ode is a poem that has two or more stanzas with similar structures.
What is a haiku?
A haiku is a very short poem with seventeen syllables in three lines, usually about nature.
5-7-5 syllable pattern.
What is a sonnet?
A sonnet is a poem that has fourteen lines with ten to twelve syllables per line; the first eight lines develop one idea, and the last six lines question that idea.
What is a ballad?
A ballad is a short poem with stanzas of two to four lines and a refrain that repeats; it tells a story.
What is free verse?
Free verse is a poem that does not follow any rules of rhythm or rhyme.
What are denotations?
Denotations are the dictionary definitions of words.
What are connotations?
Connotations are meanings suggested or implied by a word, separate from its dictionary definition.
