Poetry flashcards

Question 1

Poetry

Answer 1

Poetry often tells a story or conveys a message
Poets often use the following devices in their writing:
-figurative language
-rhyme scheme
-and different sound devices
Poets use these elements to help create mood and convey a central theme
These poetic devices also make a poem memorable

Question 2

Rhyme

Answer 2

One of two or more words or phrases that end in the same sounds. They can also be repetitive words as well as words that start with the same letter and end with the same letter.

Question 3

Rhyme Scheme

Answer 3

Rhyme scheme is a pattern of end rhymes in a poem
A rhyme scheme is noted by assigning a letter of the alphabet
The first letter assigned is “a”
Any word that rhymes with the end word of the first line will also be marked “a”
The next line after the first line that does not rhyme with the first line will be “b”
Any words that have the same rhyming end of lines will get the same letter

Question 4

Mood

Answer 4

The feeling the poem creates for the reader

Question 5

Aliteration

Answer 5

The repetition of beginning consonant sounds in words

Question 6

Assonance

Answer 6

The repetition of vowel sounds in non-rhyming words

Question 7

Consonance

Answer 7

The repetition of consonant sounds within and at ends of words

Question 8

Repetition(Refrain)

Answer 8

Restating the same words or phrases, or the same grammatical constructions.

Question 9

Analyze Rhyme

Answer 9

1.Rhyme is the repetition of sounds at the end of words
2.Words rhyme when their accented vowels and the letters that follow then create identical or similar sounds.
Ex:Dreamy/Weary-Roar/More-Chair/Stair

Question 10

Reasons why poets use rhyme

Answer 10

1.To create musical quality
2.To emphasize sounds that suggest a particular feeling such as;
3. surprise or sadness
4.To create rhythms, or patterns of stressed and unstressed syllables

Question 11

A poets form in structure

Answer 11

It’s rhythm, line length, system of rhyme and repetition

Question 12

What is the structure of the poem?

Answer 12

Three eight line stanzas and each line has four beats

Question 13

How does the structure contribute to the poet’s meaning?

Answer 13

The structure gives the poem a song like quality which connects it to the title

Question 14

How do the rhyme and sound devices help to create the mood?

Answer 14

They help create the mood by helping with the significance in the poem and help the reader understand the tone in the poem the poet is going for.