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- 4. speaker is NOT necessarily the poet. The poet often invents a speaker for the poem in order to give him/herself more freedom to compose the poem.
- 7. The repetition of initial consonant sounds in words such as “rough and ready.” Example: “Our gang paces the pier like an old myth.”
- 10. The similarity or likeness of sound existing between two words. Example: “sat” and “cat” are perfect rhymes because the vowel and final consonant sounds are exactly the same.
- 11. The pattern of repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry.
- 12. A division of poetry named for the number of lines it contains.
- 13. An author's purpose is his reason for or intent in writing.
- 17. The words or phrases a writer selects to create a certain picture in the reader’s mind. Imagery is usually based on sensory details. Example: “The sky was dark and gloomy, the air was damp and raw, the streets were wet and sloppy.”
- 18. - the poet's choice of words. The poet chooses each word carefully so that both its meaning and sound contribute to the tone and feeling of the poem.
- 21. the physical structure of the poem: the length of the lines, their rhythms, their system of rhymes and repetition.
- 22. the created narrative voice of the poem (i.e. the person the reader is supposed to imagine is talking).
- 23. single unit of poetry. Poets play with line length and words to establish meaning and create rhythm.
- 25. the emotional undertone that an author conveys in a work.
- 26. the organization of the poem's elements, including elements such as stanza length, rhyme scheme, and meter.
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- 1. - the general or specific topic of the poem (what the poem is about).
- 2. POEM: a vivid description of a scene or, more commonly, a work of art. Through the imaginative act of narrating and reflecting on the “action” of a painting or sculpture, the poet may amplify and expand its meaning.
- 3. - the person or people to whom the speaker is speaking. Identifying the audience within a poem helps you to understand the poem better. There are different people the speaker can address in the poem:
- 5. An exaggeration or overstatement. Example: “I have seen this river so wide it only had one bank.
- 6. LANGAUGE: poetic devices in which two images or objects are compared to make language interesting and meaningful. The poet uses common expressions in original and creative ways to compare objects and makes the poem more interesting and meaningful.
- 8. - words and phrases used specifically to help the reader to imagine each of the senses: smell, touch, sight, hearing, and taste.
- 9. The repetition of vowel sounds without the repetition of consonants. Example: ‘My words like silent raindrops fell.”
- 14. - The structure of the poem; the way the verses (lines) are organized on the page
- 15. A person, a place, a thing, or an event used to represent something else. Example: A dove is a symbol of peace.
- 16. The ordered, or free occurrences of sound in poetry. Ordered or regular rhythm is called meter. Free occurrence of sound is called free verse.
- 19. The statement the poem/poet makes about its subject. (Theme for poetry has a slightly different meaning than theme for a work of fiction.
- 20. the poet's attitude toward the subject of the poem (this may be different from the speaker's attitude). We can identify the tone of the poem by noting the author's use of poetic devices such as diction, rhythm and syntax
- 22. - the use of specific vowels, consonants, accents and the combination of these three make up the sound of the poem. Most poetry is composed to be read aloud.
- 24. The repetition of consonant sounds. Although it is similar to alliteration, consonance is not limited to the first letters of words. Example: “… and high school girls with clear skin smiles.” Couplet: Two lines of verse the same length that usually rhyme.