Poem
A Unified group of lines in poetry. This is often marked by spacing between sections of the poem.
What is a Stanza
A word that sounds like what it means. Ex: Buzz, Clip, Bang, Sizzle.
What is Onomatopoeia
The central meaning or dominate message that poets are trying to deliver to the reader.
What is a theme
Poetry that does not rhyme or have a measurable meter.
What is Free Verse
This occurs when one line ends without pausing or punctuation and continues onto the next line. Ex: if this were a poem
this would be
an example of the technique.
What is Enjambment
The attitude the poems narrator (this may or may not be the actual poet) takes towards the subject or character: serious, humorous, sarcastic, ironic, concerned, etc.
What is tone
A single line of poetry
What is a verse
A brief reference to a real or fictional person, event, place, or work of art.
What is a Allusion
Authors Specific word choice
What is a diction
A story/narrative in a poetic form.
What is a Ballad
The occurance of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. Ex: "From forth the fatal loins of these 2 foes; a pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life.
What is a Alliteration
An object or action that means something more than its literal meaning.
What is a symbol
The recurrence of stressed and unstressed sounds of poetry. Depending on how sounds are arranged the ___ of a poem may be fast or slow, choppy or smooth.
What is Rhythm