All About Poetry!
a type of literature in which words are chosen and arranged in specific ways to create an effect
What is poetry?
the main unit of a poem
What is a line?
Poems that follow strict rules about lines, stanzas, rhythm, and rhyme
What are traditional poems?
The voice that talks to the reader
Who is the speaker?
An important element of poetry because poets must choose them carefully to communicate their intended meaning and effect
What is word choice?
To tell stories, express emotions, or paint pictures with words.
What is poetry's purpose?
where a line ends
What is a line break?
Poems that have no recognizable patterns or rules; ideas dictate how the poem looks on the page; it often sounds like everyday speech
What is free verse?
The way a poem is laid out on the page
What is form?
Repetition of consonant sound at the beginning of two or more nearby words
What is an alliteration?
The musical quality produced by the repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables; it can be found in traditional and free verse poetry; the "beat" of the poem
What is rhythm?
Groups of lines
What is a stanza?
Short poem; single speaker; expresses personal thoughts and feelings; can be traditional or free verse
What is lyric poetry?
repetition of sounds in words
What is rhyme?
Words whose sounds echo their meanings; sound words
What is an onomatopoeia?
A regular pattern of rhythm; poets create this by arranging words to form patterns of stressed and unstressed syllables; free verse poetry does not have this
What is meter?
Rhyming of words at the end of lines
What is end rhyme?
Poetry in which the typographical arrangement of words is as important in conveying the intended effect as the conventional elements of the poem, such as meaning of words, rhythm, rhyme and so on.
What is a concrete poem?
Techniques used to give poetry a musical quality; these can be found in traditional and free verse poetry
What are sound devices?
Comparisons between two unlike things using like or as
What is a simile?
Comparisons between two unlike things without using like or as
What is a metaphor?
The pattern established by end rhymes
What is rhyme scheme?
A type of poetry where the first, last or other letters in a line spell out a particular word or phrase. The most common is where the first letters of each line spell out the word or phrase.
What is an acrostic poem?
Rhyming of words within a line
What is internal rhyme?
Gives human traits to something that is non-human
What is personification?