Types of Poems
What is a freeverse poem?
No structure/rhyme scheme
2
What is the sonic level?
the sounds and patterns of sounds in a poem
Simile: comparison using "like" or "as"
Metaphor: comparison not using "like" or "as"
Explain stressed and unstressed syllables.
Unstressed: not emphasized
What is a ballad?
Poem telling a story; stanzas of 2 lines
If a line is written in tetrameter, how many feet does it have?
4
What is the sensory level?
The "word pictures," descriptions, and non-literal language in a poem
unstressed, stressed
5/7/5
If a line is written in monometer, how many feet does it have?
1
What is the visual level?
How the words and lines in a poem are visually arranged.
What is an idiom?
A phrase that doesn't make sense.
What is the pattern if a line is trochaic?
stressed, unstressed
What is an elegy?
Poem of mourning/lament
If a line is written in hexameter, how many feet does it have?
6
What is the ideational level?
What poetic device is being used?
I woke up, looked out the window, and saw the sun smiling at me.
Personification
What is the pattern if a line is anapestic?
unstressed, unstressed, stressed
What is a sonnet?
14 lines in iambic pentameter
If a line is written in pentameter, how many feet does it have?
5
List the 4 levels of poetry in order.
1. Sonic Level
2. Ideational Level
3. Sensory Level
4. Visual Level
Denotation: Definition of a word
Connotation: Emotional meaning of a word
What is the pattern if a line is dactylic?
stressed, unstressed, unstressed