POETRY
What do we call the pattern formed by the rhyming words at the ends of lines in a poem?
Rhyme scheme
Which figure of speech compares two unlike things using like or as?
Simile
Which one is NOT usually a characteristic of narrative poetry?
A. Characters
B. Plot
C. Conflict
D. Stage performance
D. Stage performance
Dramatic poetry is mainly written to be:
Spoken or acted
You want to understand a poem by studying the author's life, beliefs, and experiences.
What context should you use?
Biographical context
Which type of poetry follows a regular pattern of rhyme, rhythm, meter, and stanza structure?
Fixed verse
The moon smiled down at us.
What figure of speech is used here?
Personification
In a story, the characters, setting, and situation are introduced at the beginning.
What part of the plot is this?
Exposition
A poem has a speaker who expresses sadness, anger, and hope while speaking directly to someone who is not answering.
Which TWO elements of dramatic poetry can you identify?
Character/Speaker and Emotion
You study what was happening in society when a poem was written, including important events and political conditions.
What context is this?
Historical context
The little bird goes tweet, tweet, tweet.
What sound device is used?
Onomatopoeia
The warm bread smelled buttery and sweet.
Which type of imagery is used in this line?
Olfactory
A character is trying to decide whether to tell the truth. Nobody is stopping them, but they are struggling with their own fear and thoughts.
What type of conflict is this?
Man vs. Self
A student is performing a dramatic poem. She knows all her lines but speaks so quietly that the audience cannot hear her.
Which feature of dramatic performance does she need to improve?
Voice
You are studying a poem about people who are treated unfairly because of their position in society. You examine social classes, inequality, relationships, and how people treat one another.
What context would be most useful?
Sociocultural Culture
Silver stars silently shine.
What sound device is most clearly used?
Alliteration
“The words I said break with the thunder.”
Which figure of speech is being used if the words are compared directly to something that can break like thunder?
Metaphor
In An Imaginary Letter to My Twin Sons, the speaker talks directly to Davie and Diego through a letter.
What narrative technique is being used?
Epistolary / letter format
In Florante's Lament, Florante speaks about betrayal, injustice, and the suffering of his country.
What makes this fit dramatic poetry?
The poem focuses on a speaker expressing strong feelings and thoughts.
Three students are analyzing the same poem:
Match each student to the correct context.
A student says:
“This poem must be free verse because I don't see any rhyming words.”
Is the student's conclusion necessarily correct? Why or why not?
No. A poem can lack obvious rhyme but still have other regular patterns or structures. Free verse is characterized by not following a regular rhyme, rhythm, or meter.
A poem repeatedly mentions a tree while talking about family, love, and memories.
What poetic element refers to a repeated image, object, or idea?
Motif
A father writes to his twin sons about an island he visited. He describes the people and places he saw, remembers events from the past, and shares his thoughts about his family.
Give TWO narrative techniques used in this situation.
Reflection and Flashback
Your group is performing Florante’s Lament. One student says the lines with strong emotion should simply be read normally because the words already show the meaning.
Do you agree? Give one reason based on dramatic performance.
No. The performer should use their voice, tone, pacing, or body movements to help show the emotions and bring the poem to life.
A poem talks about how servants are expected to obey people of higher social status and how their lives are affected by social inequality. What makes this an example of sociocultural context?
It focuses on the society’s social classes, expectations, and inequality.