Poetry and Prose basics
What does the tone of a poem do?
The tone is the voice of the poem, it is the feeling created by the words and structure within the poem.
What is Enjambment?
No definite stop at the end of a line within a stanza of a poem, the line continues on to the next.
What kind of noun is a record player?
A concrete noun
"I ain't doing much, I'm just playing some records..." swooned the DJ to the people on the dance floor.
Direct speech
Fair is foul and foul is fair
Alliteration
What does the mood in a poem do?
The mood is the feeling experienced by the reader; a reaction to the words read.
What is a poem with 14 lines and structured rhyme pattern--ABBAABBA and CDECDE.
Petrarchan sonnet
What is an eye rhyme?
When words look they rhyme due to similar spellings but don't fully/actually rhyme.
He was thinking that his cat had run away, but than he found it under the bed.
Free direct thought
My sore feet were begging me to take a break
Personification
Third person Omniscient
The most common type of poem used today; no set pattern or rhyme scheme and playful in form and language.
What kind of noun is "warmth"?
An abstract noun
The DJ cooly told the enthusiastic crowd that he was only playing some records.
Indirect speech
The "flaming hot Cheetos" were so hot, my tongue turned to ashes.
Hyperbole
A narrative voice that all knowing--details and feelings of characters--and appears to be judging or sharing an opinion about what is happening.
Third person omniscient intrusive
What does caesura do to a line in a poem?
Caesura indicates a break or pause in the line of a verse; it can effect the rhyme or create a bit of emphasis on an idea or word.
What is a slant rhyme?
A rhyme that is not obvious--the sounds are similar but spellings quite different.
Harold, one of the busboys, slapped Elwood on the back. "You were made to wash dishes, slick." The kitchen laughed.
From "The Nickel Boys" by Colson Whitehead
Free direct speech
Vinyl oh vinyl
The joyous wonderful sound
Of crackling and scratching
As the needle drops down
And you slowly spin around
From "Vinyl" by Andrew James Shepard
Onomatopoeia
A point of view that is telling the story from third person and seems to be distant, uncertain about what characters are thinking.
Third person external
What is the structure of the Shakespearean sonnet?
Identify the concrete and abstract nouns:
Vinyl records have a warmer sound than mp3.
Concrete: vinyl records, mp3
Abstract: sound
Direct thought
So much on my mind that it can't recline
Blasting holes in the night 'til she bled sunshine
Breathe in, inhale vapors from bright stars that shine
Breathe out, weed smoke retrace the skyline
Yo, don't the bass ride out like an ancient mating call?
I can't take it y'all, I can feel the city breathing
Chest heaving, against the flesh of the evening
Sigh before we die like the last train leaving
From "Respiration" by Blackstar
Metaphor
Simile
Personification