Poetry Theory 2 Flashcards by Adwoa B

What are the 2 types of writing?

Poetry and Prose

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What is poetry?

Words that express a feeling and have rhythm

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What is prose?

All writing that isn’t poetry

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What is the acronym to analyze poetry?

ECFSP

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What does the E stand for?

Engagement

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What do you do in engagement?

Read the poem
Find out if it is positive or negative
Find out what the subject is

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What does the C stand for?

Content

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What are the 4 things in C?

The title x2
Dictionary
Allusions
Paraphrase

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What does the F stand for?

Form

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What are the 5 things to look for in F?

Rhyme
Rhythm
Stanzas
Sentences
Types of literature

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What are the types of rhyme? F

End
Internal
Assonance
Consonance
Imperfect
Masculine
Feminine

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What is an end rhyme? F

A rhyme at the end of a line

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What is an internal rhyme? F

A rhyme within a line

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What is assonance? F

Similar vowel sounds

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What is consonance? F

Similar consonant sounds

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What is an imperfect rhyme? F

Words that look like they should rhyme but don’t

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What is a masculine rhyme? F

Ending in a stressed syllable

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What is a feminine rhyme? F

Ending in an unstressed syllable

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What is a free verse? F

A poem that does not have a rhythmic pattern

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What are the 2 parts to Rhythm? F

Scansion and number of feet per line

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What are the types of Scansions/Metric patterns? F

Iambic
Trochaic
Anapestic
Dactylic
Amphibrachic
Spondaic

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What is the symbol for stressed? F

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What is the symbol for unstressed? F

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What is Iambic? F

u /

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What is Trochaic? F

/ u

What is Anapestic? F

u u /

What is Dactylic? F

/ u u

What is Amphibrachic? F

u / u

What is spondaic? F

/ /

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 ```

What are the types of Stanzas? F

Couplet | Quatrain

What is a couplet? F

2 lines per a stanza

What is a quatrain? F

4 lines per a stanza

What are the poems? F

``` Narrative Social Commentary Lyric Dramatic Light Verse ```

What is the purpose of a narrative? F

To tell a story

What is the purpose of a Social Commentary? F

Express a social issue in society

What is the purpose of a lyric? F

To express a feeling

What is a light verse? F

To entertain

What is a dramatic? F

To be said out loud

What is an example of a narrative? F

A Ballad

What is an example of a lyric? F

An ode

What is an ode? F

A lyric in praise of someone

What does the S stand for?

Style

What are the 5 things under Style?

``` Diction Figures of speech Sensory Appeal Symbols Irony ```

What are the types of Diction? S

- Monosyllabic - Polysyllabic - Informal - Formal - Colloquial - Jargon - Archaic - Denotative - Connotative - Slang

What does Archaic mean? S

Small words

What does Slang mean? S

A group of words created by a group of people

What does Jargon mean? S

Subject specific words

What does colloquial mean? S

Informal Conversation

What does formal mean? S

Official or Authoritative words

What does informal mean? S

Relaxed, friendly, unofficial words

What does connotative mean? S

Words with additional meaning

What does denotative mean? S

Basic words

What does monosyllabic mean? S

Short words

What does polysyllabic mean? S

Long words

What are the figures of speech? S

``` Simile Metaphor Onomatopoeia Oxymoron Paradox Hyperbole Litotes Juxtaposition Antithesis Apostrophe Personnification Alliteration Synecdoche Metonymy ```

What is a Simile? S

A comparison using like or as

What is a metaphor? S

A comparison without using like or as

What is onomatopoeia? S

Words that sound like sounds

What is an oxymoron? S

2 words that appear to contrast but actually make sense

What is a paradox? S

A group of words that appear to contrast but actually make sense

What is a hyperbole? S

An overstatement

What is a litotes? S

An understatement

What is a juxtaposition? S

A group of words that contrast

What is antithesis? S

2 words that contrast

What is apostrophe? S

Addressing an inanimate object

What is personification? S

Giving human traits to inanimate objects

What is alliteration? S

Words with similar beginning sounds

What is synecdoche? S

Using a part to represent a whole eg. Edmonton (oiler) is winning

What is metonymy? S

A substitute closely related to a word. eg the pots boiling

What does the P stand for?

Purpose

What are the things to look for under purpose?

Context Tone Mood Theme

What is context? P

Time period Origin Author

What is tone?

The attitude of the author towards a subject, creates the mood

What is mood created by?

Created by the tone

What does the theme start with?

The author suggests that often times,

What is enjambment?

When a line doesn't end a thought