Sound Devices
What is the definition of Assonance?
Repeated VOWEL sounds in a line or lines of poetry.
(Often creates near rhyme.)
Lake Fate Base Fade
(All share the long “a” sound.)
Repetition
when a word or phrase is repeated just once or in one specific area of the poem.
What is the use of symbols to
represent ideas or qualities?
Symbolism is the use of symbols to
represent ideas or qualities.
A rainbow symbolizes hope and good things that are coming in William Wordsworth's "My Heart Leaps Up When I Behold":
My heart leaps up when I behold
A rainbow in the sky
POET
The poet is the author of the poem.
SPEAKER
The speaker of the poem is the “narrator” of the poem.
Point of View (POV)
What type of figurative language is used in the excerpt from "The Hill We Climb" by Amanda Gorman
when the day comes we step out of the shade aflame and unafraid, the new dawn blooms as we free it,
Imagery
Metaphor
Personification
What is the definition of Consonance?
Similar to alliteration EXCEPT . . .
The repeated consonant sounds can be anywhere in the words
“silken, sad, uncertain, rustling . . “
Metaphor
A direct comparison of two unlike things -without using “like” or “as”.
Examples:
Oh bright angel, speak again!” It is the East, and Juliet is the sun!”
- William Shakespeare
“All the world’s a stage, and we are merely players.”
- William Shakespeare
Big exaggeration, usually with humor and often used for emphasis.
Examples:
She ordered a mile high ice cream cone.
My parents are going to kill me if I fail math!
Hyperbole
What is Poetry Form?
FORM - the appearance of the words on the page
What should you annotate in a poem?
Sound devices
Questions
Things that relate to you (text - to -self)
Things that relate to the world (text - to -world)
What is the definition of Alliteration?
Consonant sounds repeated at the beginning of words
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, how many pickled peppers did Peter Piper pick?
Simile
A comparison of two things using “like” or “as”.
Examples:
“She is as beautiful as a sunrise.”
“The river is peaceful, like a new baby sleeping.”
Language that appeals to the senses.
Most images are visual, but they can also appeal to the senses of sound, touch, taste, or smell.
What is a line/verse of a poem?
LINE/Verse - a group of words together on one line of the poem
What type of poetry form is this?
a line of a poem
does not have to be
a sentence
A line or verse
Words that imitate the sound they are naming
Buzz
Sweep
Crunch
Allusion
Allusion comes from the verb “allude” which means “to refer to”
An allusion is a reference to something famous.
An expression where the literal meaning of the words is not the meaning of the expression. It means something other than what it actually says.
Ex. He let the cat out of the bag.
Idiom
What is the stanze of a poem?
STANZA - a group of lines arranged together
What type of figurative language is used in the excerpt from the poem "The Highwayman" by Alfred Noyes?
"the wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees," "the moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas," and "the road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor
Metaphor
Refrain
a poem repeats entire lines or more several times throughout.
Like the chorus of a song
Personification
When human like qualities are given to an animal or object.
Examples:
The video camera observed the whole scene.
The strawberries seemed to sing, "Eat me first!"
A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction.
Oxymoron
What is the "three read method" for how to read a poem
1. Read the title - stop - think - what is the poem about
2. Read the poem all the way through and annotate
3. Read the poem one more time aloud
What type of figurative language is being used in the excerpt below from the poem The Cremation of Sam MaGee by Robert W. Service?
The Arctic trails have their secret tales
Personification