vocabulary
what does "rue" mean?
to regret
This type of poem addresses a person or thing who is not present
Apostrophe
complares two unlike things using like or as
simile
Groups of lines in a poem are called....
stanzas
what does "mystical" mean?
something magical or mysterious
A poetic form with repeated lines or stanzas
parallel structure
what is a metaphor
compares two unlike things without using like or as
the pattern of rhyme in a poem
rhyme scheme
What does the word "evident" mean?
something obvious
a poetic form with 19 lines and a set pattern of repeating lines or words
villanelle
What is personification?
Giving human qualities to nonhuman things.
like a sentence in a poem
line
How long is a quatrain?
4 lines
this type of poem compares something to something else, but it's not directly stated
implied metaphor
A type of metaphor that goes beyond one line... it could be the whole poem!
Extended metaphor
what is a line break?
where a line of poetry stops
If you are transfixed by something, what would your body look like?
still; motionless
this type of poem repeats a word or phrase in the beginning of each line of a poem
What is an allusion?
an indirect reference to a work of art, famous person, music, etc.
What is the large space between stanzas called?
stanza break