Poetry structure
Question: What is a horizontal row of words in a poem called?
a line
What is rhyme?
Rhyme is Words that have the same or similar ending sounds.
What is repetition in poetry?
The repeating of words, phrases, sounds, or lines.
In Still I Rise by Maya Angelou, which line repeats?
Still I Rise
What is a group of lines in a poem called?
stanza
What is end rhyme?
Rhyme between words at the ends of two or more lines.
Name one reason poets use repetition.
To build tension, create meaning, or create an emotional twist.
In Still I Rise by Maya Angelou, how what kind of stanza is the first stanza?
You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may trod me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I'll rise.
four lines so it's a quatrain
In poetry, what is it called when a sentence continues beyond the end of a line without punctuation?
enjambment
What is a rhyme scheme?
The pattern of rhyme in a poem, usually marked with letters.
What does building tension do to the reader's brain?
it creates a hypnotic trance by turning off the brain and turning on the feelings
In Still I Rise, what rhyme scheme is used in the first four lines?
You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may trod me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I'll rise.
ABCB
In these lines from Fog, the sentence continues from “It sits looking” to “over harbor and city.” What poetic structure is shown?
It sits looking
over harbor and city
enjambment
Identify the rhyme scheme of these lines:
Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
AABA
How can repeating a line create a different meaning the second time it appears?
The repetition can make readers pay closer attention and understand the line in a deeper or changed way.
Describe Maya Angelou's life as a child.
She was born very poor and with little education or opportunity. She lived in the southern United States as the great-granddaughter of slaves.
How many lines and stanzas in Fog by Carl Sandberg?
6 lines, 2 stanzas
Identify the rhyme scheme of these lines:
I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me,
And what can be the use of him is more than I can see.
He is very, very like me from the heels up to the head;
And I see him jump before me, when I jump into my bed.
AABB
In Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, the line “And miles to go before I sleep” is repeated. What deeper meaning does the repetition suggest?
The first meaning may refer to continuing a physical journey, while the repeated line suggests a deeper journey through life and possibly death.
What is the message or meaning of "Still I Rise?"
The repetition emphasizes the speaker’s responsibilities and changes the line from a simple statement about travel into a deeper reflection on life, duty, and death.