Poetry Quiz Flashcards
Poetry
Poetry
Definition
Literary work or form arranged in lines and stanzas
Poetry
The word poem comes from….
Word origins and meaning
The Greek word “Poima” which means work
Poetry
Poetry uses …… to communicate experiences thoughts or emotion
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Imaginative and musical language
Poetry
Speaker
Definition
Charactaer who speaks in, or narrates the poem. The voice assumed by the writer
Voice of the Poem
Poetry
Tone
Definition
Emotional Attitude toward the reader or toward the subject implied by a poem.
Examples: Familiar, Ironic, Playful, Sarcastic, Serious, Sincere
Poetry
Are the speaker and the writer the same person?
Answer
Not Necessarily
Poetry
Setting
Definition
Time and place in which a literary work occurs
Poetry
Context
Definition
Conditions in which the poem occurs
Poetry
Context is closely related to setting but focuses more on the ….
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Environment of the time and place
Poetry
Common types of context
Mention
Historical
Cultural
Poetry
Figurative Language
Definition
Writing or speech that is meant to be understood imaginatively instead of literally. It is specially common in poetry.
Poetry
Types of Figurative Language
Mention
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Poetry
Simile
Definition
Comparison that uses like or as
Example: “Cold as Heaven”
Poetry
Metaphor
Definition
Comparison in which one thing is written as if it were another
Example: “My joy is the joy of sunlight”
Poetry
Personification
Definition
Figure of speech in which an animal, thing, force of nature, or an idea is described as if it were human or given human qualities.
Example: “The hunger of this poem is legendary”
