Poetic techniques
What is it called when you repeat the same first letter of the word multiple times.
Alliteration
when two or more words have the same sound
Rhyme
rhymes with 1 syllable
Single Rhyme
A type of Japanese poem that describes nature. Haiku’s are usually 3 lines. The first line has 5 syllables, the second has 7 syllables, and the third has 5 syllables
Haiku
Hardpack buckles
up from below
Bare whit knuckles
Jut through snow
A yeti's paw
Begins to grow
Claw by claw
and mountainside
Softened by thaw
Unearths a side
for fractured slabs
of snow to ride
The monster grabs
at all in it's path
Heaves and Jabs
With wintry wrath
Aspens bowed
In aftermath
Leaving a shroud
of powder cloud
What is the mood of poem
Cautionary
a comparison of two unlike things using like or as
Simile
a pattern of rhyme in a stanza or poem
Rhyme Scheme
the number of lines that divide a poem into sections
Stanza
A 14 line poem that states a poet’s personal feelings. Each line in the sonnet is 10 syllables in length and every other syllable is stressed, beginning with the second syllable. The sonnet has a rhyme scheme of ABAB, CDCD,EFEF, GG.
Sonnet
Hardpack buckles
up from below
Bare whit knuckles
Jut through snow
A yeti's paw
Begins to grow
Claw by claw
and mountainside
Softened by thaw
Unearths a side
for fractured slabs
of snow to ride
The monster grabs
at all in it's path
Heaves and Jabs
With wintry wrath
Aspens bowed
In aftermath
Leaving a shroud
of powder cloud
What is the meaning of the poem?
Dangers of an Avalanche
a figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect
Hyperbole
giving human qualities to non human ideas or objects
Personification
a comparison of two unlike things without using like or as
Metaphor
A short poem that expresses personal feelings
Lyric
Some think electric eel lacks looks
But others find it stunning
A homegrown battery it packs
To keep its shocker running
Why you could light New York's streets
and skyscrapers and stuff
with one electric eel alone
if it were long enough
What is the mood of the poem?
Direct
Using the page, spaces between words, indications, etc. to create effect in a poem
White Space
rhyme that occurs at the end of lines of poetry
End Rhyme
the use of words that sound like objects or actions they describes
Onomatopoeia
poetry that does not require meter (Regular rhythm) or a rhyme scheme
Free Verse
Some think electric eel lacks looks
But others find it stunning
A homegrown battery it packs
To keep its shocker running
Why you could light New York's streets
and skyscrapers and stuff
with one electric eel alone
if it were long enough
Name a poetic technique used
Stanza or metaphor
the repetition of vowel sounds in a line of poetry but not at the beginning of words
Assonance
rhyme that occurs in a single line of poetry
Internal Rhyme
rhymes with 3 syllables
Triple Rhyme
a poem that states a poet’s sadness about the death of an important person
Elegy
Some think electric eel lacks looks
But others find it stunning
A homegrown battery it packs
To keep its shocker running
Why you could light New York's streets
and skyscrapers and stuff
with one electric eel alone
if it were long enough
What is the meaning of the poem
To show the beauty of the electric eel