structure Flashcards
Kinds of Structure
Caesura, Couplet, Enjambment, Free Verse. Meter. Rhythm, Stanza
Definition of Caesura
A pause in the poetic line
Example of Caesura
The word is too much with us; late and soon
Definition of Couplet
Two successive lines of poetry, usually rhymed
Example of Couplet
” I am his Highness’ Dog at Kew;
Pray tell me Sir, Whose Dog are you”
Definition of Enjambment
The carryover of one line of poetry to the next without a grammatical break. This creates a sensation of hovering expectation
Example of Enjambment
“So much depends
upon
a red wheel
barrow”
Definition of Free Verse
A poetry of organic rhythms and deliberate irregularity. Free verse foes do not employ rhyme or meter.
Example of Free Verse
” My voice goes after what my eyes cannot reach,
with the twirl of tongue I encompass worlds and volumes of words”
Definition of Meter
A way of describing rhythmic patterning in poetry, of keeping time , of measuring poetic language. The meter of a poem can slow us down or speed us up, it can focus our attention or hypnotize us.
Definition of Rhythm
Sound in movement. It is the combination of syllables that creates a feeling of fixity and flux, surprise and inevitability
