Poetry Theory 2 Flashcards
What are the 2 types of writing?
Poetry and Prose
What is poetry?
Words that express a feeling and have rhythm
What is prose?
All writing that isn’t poetry
What is the acronym to analyze poetry?
ECFSP
What does the E stand for?
Engagement
What do you do in engagement?
- Read the poem
- Find out if it is positive or negative
- Find out what the subject is
What does the C stand for?
Content
What are the 4 things in C?
- The title x2
- Dictionary
- Allusions
- Paraphrase
What does the F stand for?
Form
What are the 5 things to look for in F?
Rhyme Rhythm Stanzas Sentences Types of literature
What are the types of rhyme? F
End Internal Assonance Consonance Imperfect Masculine Feminine
What is an end rhyme? F
A rhyme at the end of a line
What is an internal rhyme? F
A rhyme within a line
What is assonance? F
Similar vowel sounds
What is consonance? F
Similar consonant sounds
What is an imperfect rhyme? F
Words that look like they should rhyme but don’t
What is a masculine rhyme? F
Ending in a stressed syllable
What is a feminine rhyme? F
Ending in an unstressed syllable
What is a free verse? F
A poem that does not have a rhythmic pattern
What are the 2 parts to Rhythm? F
Scansion and number of feet per line
What are the types of Scansions/Metric patterns? F
Iambic Trochaic Anapestic Dactylic Amphibrachic Spondaic
What is the symbol for stressed? F
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What is the symbol for unstressed? F
u
What is Iambic? F
u /
What is Trochaic? F
/ u
What is Anapestic? F
u u /
What is Dactylic? F
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What is Amphibrachic? F
u / u
What is spondaic? F
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What are the types of feet per a line? F
1 Monometer 2 Diameter 3 Trimeter 4 Tetrameter 5 Pentameter 6 Hexameter 7 Heptameter 8 Octameter