Poetry Elements
The feeling the poet is trying to convey to the reader
MOOD
Repeating the same letter sound at the beginning of the word
Alliteration
A form of poetry without any kind of pattern
Free Verse
The author of a play is called a--
Playwright
The poets message or lesson learned
THEME
A comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"
Simile
A poem that tells a story
Narrative Poem
the term used for the construction on stage that suggests the time and place of the action.
Set
The guided instructions that are italics and are in parentheses. Gives the character action.
Stage Directions
The words that has the same ending sounds
Rhyme
Onomatopoeia
A type of poem that only has 14 lines and a specific rhyme scheme.
Sonnet
A male character that is pretending to be someone else is called-
Actor
Acts
Word phrases that are repeated
REPETITION
Giving a non-human object human like qualities
Personification
A type of poem that has rhyme and rhythm to a beat
Lyrical Poem
The conversation among or between characters
Dialogue
Acts that are divided into smaller sections
SCENES
The lines that are grouped together in small sections
STANZAS
A comparison of two unlike things without using like or as
Metaphor
Poems that celebrate a particular person, place, or thing
Ode
the sets of bracketed information [ ] that describe the scenery and how the characters should move and speak.
Stage Directions
A character's actions, speech and feelings
Characterization
Sensory language that poets use to create images in the readers' mind.
Imagery
Hyperbole
What is one strategy we used in class to analyze a poem?
S.S.I.F.T
a long speech that is spoken by a single character. It often reveals a character’s private thoughts and feelings.
Monologue
Another word for a drama
Play