Poetry Notes Flashcards
Stanza
A grouping of two or more lines in a poem
What are the three differences between poetry and prose?
Line length, use of sound devices (a poet makes “verbal music”) and compression of statement.
Persona
The speaker of the poem
Poet
The writer of a poem
Image
A description of something that appeals to the senses.
What are the four figures of speech?
Simile, metaphor, symbol, and personification
Simile
A comparison of unlike things using like or as.
Metaphor
A direct comparison of unlike things
Symbol
A concrete object that has two meanings, a literal meaning and a secondary meaning
I) L.M.- the object actually exists in the literary work
II) the object suggests other ideas
Personification
The giving of human qualities to something that is not human.
A) human body parts
B) human actions
C) human emotions
What are the four sound devices?
Alliteration, assonance, onomatopoeia, and rhyme
Alliteration
The repetition of a consonant sound in a line of poetry
Assonance
The repetition of a vowel sound in a line of poetry
Onomatopoeia
The use of a word whose sound suggests its meaning
Rhyme
When two or more words
I) repeat a vowel sound and all following sounds
II) they have different beginning consonant sounds
