Poetry Form
This unit of poetry is two or more lines
Stanza
These types of poems were originally written to be sung.
Lyric Poetry
When you "break something down" you are...
Analyzing it
This famous poet is the author of "Life Doesn't Frighten Me."
Maya Angelou
A ________ is when a comparison is created between two things using "like" or "as."
simile
These consist of a complete thought, in two or more lines, that have similar sounds at the end.
Couplet
Lyric poetry expresses a poet's what?
Thoughts and feelings
When you analyze a poem, you must look closely at a poem's what?
stanzas
Who was the speaker of this poem?
A young girl
A _________ is when human traits or characteristics are given to something that is not human.
personification
Many poets create ________ _________ in their poems, which are patterns of rhymes in a poem.
Rhyme schemes
Poets write lyric poetry to have __________ quality.
musical
Knowing who the ___________ is in a poem can make a poem easier to analyze.
speaker
What is the theme of this poem?
People should not fear life.
Alliteration is where what sound is repeated?
consonant sounds
The ___________ is the "voice" that talks to the reader.
speaker
In lyric poetry, poets increase or decrease the _______ of a poem by lengthening or shortening the lines of a poem.
tempo or speed
TRUE OR FALSE:
The speaker of a poem is always the poet.
False; sometimes poets create fictional characters who are the speakers.
In the 6th stanza, who is pulling the speaker's hair?
The boys in her class
"Paul's face was a blue moon pocked with craters."
The above sentence is an example of a what?
Metaphor; Paul's face is being compared to a blue moon.
What is it called when a word, phrase, or sound is repeated?
repetition
Why is "Life Doesn't Frighten Me" a lyric poem?
Because the speaker is discussing how they feel about their fears.
Understanding tone and mood are important in analyzing poetry. The mood is the "feeling created by the poem or story." What is the tone?
The tone is the attitude of the author or poet towards what they are writing about.
Lines 10 and 11 of this poem are an example of what?
couplet
Words like "boom," "crackle," "pow," and "crack" are examples of what?
Onomatopoeia