Analyzing Poetry
Poetic Techniques
Sonnets
Genres of Poetry
Totes Rando (miscellaneous)
100
What 5 techniques are included in the mnemonic device that we learned in class?
SLIMS - Structure, Language, Imagery, Movement, Sounds
100
Which 2 poetic techniques are used for comparison?
Simile and Metaphor
100
What are the two most common types of sonnets?
Italian (Petrarchan) and Shakepearean
100
Haiku Poetry generally focuses on which topic?
Nature
100
What technique is featured in this example? ⁃ Her eyes were sparkling diamonds.
Metaphor
200
Another way to say the 'emotion' of the poem is to say the ____________ of a poem.
Mood
200
What is the repetition of the end sound of words?
Rhyme!
200
How many lines do sonnets have?
14
200
All types of poetry let the author express what?
Emotion!!!!!
200
A true Haiku must contain a _________.
Kigo
300
Asking the question, "What event, situations, or experience does the poem describe of record?" helps us find the _______________ of a poem.
Subject-Matter
300
The beat of the poem affects the __________.
Rhythm
300
What is the structure of an Italian sonnet?
One octet and one sestet
300
Which genre of poetry is almost always written in quatrains.
Ballads
300
What technique is featured in this example? ⁃ The tornado ripped through the city in an angry outburst.
Personification
400
The techniques poets use to write a poem can also be called the poet's _____________.
Craftmanship
400
What technique is featured in this example? ⁃ The grey whale swam up to the rain.
Assonance
400
Name two defining features of a Shakespearean sonnet.
Answers will vary
400
Name two similarities and one difference between narrative poetry and short stories.
Answers will vary
400
________ often comes from figurative language, such as similes.
Imagery
500
How do you find the theme of a poem?
Ask yourself, “What is the poet’s purpose in writing this – what message does he or she want to communicate?”
500
Which poetic technique features repeating vowel sounds?
Assonance
500
What is a volta and where would you find it?
A shift in tone/mood that is found in the 9th line.
500
Kindly list how many syllables are in 1 line of iambic pentameter.
10 syllables
500
Which poetic technique features repeating consonant sounds?
Alliteration
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