Poetic Structure
True or False:
Poetic structure refers to the way the poem is presented to the reader.
True
What is 1 similarity and one difference between a simile and a metaphor?
They both make a comparison between 2 unlike things
A simile uses "like" or "as" to make a comparison, whereas a metaphor does not.
Define 'alliteration'.
The repetition of the initial consonant sounds of consecutive words.
Who is the author of The House on Mango Street?
Sandra Cisneros
Who is the author of Cool Salsa?
There are many different authors because it is an anthology.
Name three elements of poetic structure.
Line length
Stanza Length
Number of lines
Number of stanzas
Rhyme pattern
Repetition
Shape
Punctuation (enjambment, end-stopped)
Bold, Italics, Capitalization
Define personification.
Giving human characteristics to something nonhuman.
True or False:
Charlie the Cardinal is an example of alliteration.
False
What are the three elements of setting?
Time
Place
Environment
Define 'anthology'.
A COLLECTION of poems or other pieces of writing.
Name one way that the structure of a poem helps us understand what a poem means.
- Repeated, capitalized, italicized and bold words/phrases help us identify the theme.
- Line length/stanza length contributes to the tone and mood
- Shape contributes to the tone, mood and theme
- Rhyme contributes to tone, mood.
Identify the following type of figurative language:
I died of embarassment.
Hyperbole
Define 'onomatopoeia'.
Sounds spelled out as words.
Name 4 characters from The House on Mango Street, including the main character.
ESPERANZA
Nenny
Mama
Papa
Minerva
Kathy
Darius
Sire
Sally
Define bilingual.
Speaking two languages fluently.
What is the difference between enjambment and end-stopped?
Enjambment: The running over of a sentence or phrase from one verse to the next without punctuation.
End-Stopped: A sentence or clause whose end does fall at the end of a verse and is punctuated.
Identify the following type of figurative language:
His words cut deeper than a knife.
Metaphor
What word in the sentence below is an example of onomapopoeia?
When it was raining outside yesterday, I was barely able to stop my car and my brakes screeched at every stop sign.
screeched
What is the setting of The House on Mango Street?
Place: Chicago, Mango Street
Time: some time between the 1960s and the 1970s.
Environment: poor, close-knit, immigrant neighborhood
Name 3 characteristics of the poetic form sestina.
Six Stanzas
Six verses in each stanza
Triplet at the end
Same six words at the line ends with all six words appearing in the closing triplet
What is the rhyme scheme of the following poem "Invitation" by Shel Silverstein?
If you are a dreamer, come in
If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar,
A hope-er, a pray-er, a magic bean buyer...
If you're a pretender, come sit by the fire
For we have some flax-golden tales to spin.
Come in!
Come in!
abbbaaa
What does the following idiom mean:
Would you cut me some slack?
Don't be so hard on me.
What is the difference between perfect rhyme and imperfect rhyme.
Perfect rhyme: Identical vowel and consant endings in 2 or more words.
Imperfect rhyme: a rhyme in which there is only a partial matching of sounds.
Define 'vignette'.
A brief description, account, or episode.
What was the title of the sestina we read in Cool Salsa?
"Bilingual Sestina"