Poetic Elements
What do we call paragraphs in poetry?
Stanzas
To give human qualities to inanimate objects.
Personification
A word that identifies a person, place, thing or idea.
Noun
Shakespeare plays are most often written in this meter
Iambic pentameter
This type of essay requires the reader to analyze one or more works of literature
Literary Analysis
Shakespeare published 154 of these 14-line poems
Sonnets
When a poet uses words that sound like the sound they are representing, such as "sizzle" or "ring."
Onomatopoeia
A word that shows an action?
Verb
Plays are usually divided up into these two categories
Comedies and tragedies
In this type of essay, the author is attempting to make a case for what they believe in
Argumentative Essay
What form of poetry follows the 5/7/5 line form?
Haiku
The repetition of the beginning consonant sounds of several words within one line of poetry, as in "splashing horses stop in the silvery stream."
Alliteration
A word that describes a noun.
Adjective
When plays break meter, the words are written in this
Prose
In this type of essay, the author has to convince the reader to come to their side of the argument
Persuasive Essay
What is the structure of free verse?
There is no structure
The repetition of the vowel sounds inside several words within one line of poetry, as in "Go row the boat home."
Assonance
A word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another of its kind
Adverb
Greek plays made use of this "narrator", who would provide background information, transition between scenes, and interact with the characters
Chorus
In this type of essay, the author holds up two or more pieces of work to discuss their similarities and differences
Comparative Essay (Compare-Contrast Essay)
What is the purpose of a limerick?
To be humorous/funny
When a part of something is used to represent the whole, or vice versa
Synecdoche
A word used to describe the relationship between two subjects
Preposition
This word is used to describe when a character is speaking aloud their inner thoughts for the audience to hear
Soliloquy
In this type of essay, the author is asked to use their creative writing skills to write a story
Narrative