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this may be distinguished from prose in terms of forms by its compression, by its frequent (though not prescribed) employment of the conventions of meter and rhyme, by its resilience upon the line as a format unit, by its heightened vocabulary and by its freedom of syntax

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POETRY

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this is produced by a poet, takes its subject matter from the universe of men, things and events, and is addressed to or made available to an audience of hearers or readers

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POETRY

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this is a made thing, a verbal construct, an event in language

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POETRY

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this word means “making” and the oldest of the poet is the “maker”

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POIESIS

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this is created due to a sublime experience

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POETRY

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the quality of greatness; a personal moment of literary and artistic importance

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SUBLIME

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enumerate the 3 types of POETRY

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LYRIC POETRY
NARRATIVE POETRY
CONTEMPORARY POETRY

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enumerate the 4 types of LYRIC POETRY

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ODE
ELEGY
SONNET
SIMPLE LYRIC

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enumerate the 5 types of NARRATIVE POETRY

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BALLAD
EPIC
METRICAL ROMANCE
METRICAL TALE
IDYLL
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this type of poetry is often written in free verse

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CONTEMPORARY POETRY

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this type of poetry is brief and readers know and can associate with the language

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CONTEMPORARY POETRY

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in this type of poetry, the poet laces the poem with images using all the reader’s senses

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CONTEMPORARY POETRY

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this type of poetry invites the reader to interpret the poem without yelling from the rooftops the true meaning of the poem

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CONTEMPORARY POETRY

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enumerate the 10 ELEMENTS OF POETRY

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FORMAL ELEMENTS
SOUND ELEMENTS
PERSONA
TONE
MOOD
DICTION
SUBJECT
THEME
FIGURES OF SPEECH
IMAGERY
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enumerate the 4 SUBELEMENTS OF FORMAL ELEMENTS

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LINE
STANZA/VERSE
RHYTHM/PROSODY
METER

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the basic unit of a poem which forms a stanza/verse

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LINE

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a series of lines grouped together and separated by an empty line from another stanza

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STANZA/VERSE

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it is a writing arranged with a metrical rhythm

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STANZA/VERSE

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this is a verse that is repeated at intervals throughout a song or poem

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REFRAIN

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often the lines in a ________ will have a specific rhyme scheme

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STANZA/VERSE

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enumerate the 4 most common stanzas

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COUPLET
TERCET
QUATRAIN
CINQUAIN

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a two-line stanza

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COUPLET

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a three-line stanza

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TERCET

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a four-line stanza

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QUATRAIN

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a five-line stanza
CINQUAIN
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the beat and pace of a poem and is created by the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables, strengthening the meaning and ideas of the poem
RHYTHM/PROSODY
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the recurrence of regular units of stressed and unstressed syllables
METER
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a _______ occurs when one syllable is emphasized more than the other
STRESS
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5 BASIC METERS
``` IAMBIC TROCHAIC SPONDAIC ANAPESTIC DACTYLIC ```
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unstressed / stressed
IAMBIC
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stressed / unstressed
TROCHAIC
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unstressed / unstressed / stressed
ANAPESTIC
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stressed / stressed
SPONDAIC
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stressed / unstressed / unstressed
DACTYLIC
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enumerate the 2 SUBELEMENTS OF SOUND ELEMENTS
SOUND DEVICES | RHYME/RHYME SCHEME
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special tools the poet can use to create certain effects in the poem to convey and reinforce meaning through sound
SOUND DEVICES
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an example of these tools are ALLITERATION (repeating first consonant sounds), ASSONANCE (repeating vowel sounds), RHYME and ONOMATOPOEIA
SOUND DEVICES
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this is the use of matching sounds in two or more words
RHYME
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6 types of RHYMES
``` PERFECT RHYME IMPERFECT RHYME EYE RHYME END RHYME INTERNAL RHYME BEGINNING RHYME ```
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type of rhyme where the final vowel and consonant sounds are the same
PERFECT RHYME
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type of rhyme where the final consonant sounds in two words are the same but the preceding vowels are different such as "learn" and "barn"
IMPERFECT RHYME
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type of rhyme where the rhymes appear to be perfect, but is either half rhyme (move and love) or no rhyme (bough and trough)
EYE RHYME
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type of rhyme where the rhyming words are at the end of each lines
END RHYME
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type of rhyme where the rhyming words are both within a line
INTERNAL RHYME
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type of rhyme where the rhyming words are at the beginning of each line
BEGINNING RHYME
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this refers to the speaker of the poem
PERSONA
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this conveys the speaker’s attitude toward his or her reader or audience
TONE
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the atmosphere of the poem
MOOD
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the word choice that determines the level of language, as well as word order
DICTION
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DENOTATION vs CONNOTATION
DENOTATION: the literal meaning CONNOTATION: what the meaning is according to a particular cultural, emotional, psychological, sociological context
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4 examples of DICTION
DENOTATION CONNOTATION ABSTRACT LANGUAGE CONCRETE LANGUAGE
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this refers to intangible qualities, idea, and concepts we know through our intellect
ABSTRACT LANGUAGE
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uses tangible qualities or characteristics we know through our senses
CONCRETE LANGUAGE
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the explicit image used in the poem
SUBJECT
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poetry deals with particular things in _____ language, since our emotions most readily respond to these things
CONCRETE
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the implicit idea expressed in the poem
THEME
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these are expressions that use words to achieve effects beyond the ordinary language
FIGURES OF SPEECH
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12 most common FIGURES OF SPEECH
``` o SIMILE o METAPHOR o PERSONIFICATION o IRONY o LITOTES o METONYMY o SYNECDOCHE o IRONY o PARADOX o OXYMORON o ALLUSION o APOSTROPHE ```
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this relies on the words and phrases that describe the concrete experiences of the five senses
IMAGERY
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is generally defined by J.A. Cuddon as “the use of language to represent objects, actions, feelings, thoughts, ideas, states of mind and any sensory or extra-sensory experience” (413)
IMAGERY
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IMAGERY is generally defined by ________ as “the use of language to represent objects, actions, feelings, thoughts, ideas, states of mind and any sensory or extra-sensory experience” (413)
J.A. CUDDON
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A.F. Scott defines these as the “expression of the imagination to deviation from ordinary usage for the sake of ornament” (108)
FIGURES OF SPEECH
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_________ defines FIGURES OF SPEECH as the “expression of the imagination to deviation from ordinary usage for the sake of ornament” (108)
A.F. SCOTT

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