Structure
one row of words is called
a line
The end sound pattern
Rhyme Scheme
Voice in the poem
speaker
He tossed the pizza oh so high,
Over his head up toward the sky
My stomach churned with sheer disgust
To see the pizza hit the dust.
What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?
a a b b
Poetry written in the first person uses these pronouns.
"I", "me" or "we"?
"the paragraph"of a poem
stanzas
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
ABAB
This type of figurative language expresses an extreme exaggeration.
hyperbole
When you find a figure of speech in a poem, should you view it as fact or not interpret it literally? Why?
You should not take figures of speech literally because you're making a comparison often for effect. For example, if you say a boy is as fast as a cheetah, he isn't actually that fast.
Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams" is an example of this mood.
serious or thoughtful
the rhythm of a poem
meter
The man who never had to toil
To gain and farm his patch of soil,
Who never had to win his share
Of sun and sky and light and air,
AABB
Descriptive writing that appeals to the senses (sight, touch, hearing, taste, smell
imagery
the feeling of the speaker towards the subject of the poem.
tone
I will not be a zombie or some other horrid creature. No, this year I'll be much, much worse... I'm dressing as a teacher
funny mood
Group of lines
stanza
WHATS THIS RHYME SCHEME?
The tree that never had to fight
For sun and sky and air and light,
But stood out in the open plain
And always got its share of rain,
Giving human qualities to animals or inanimate objects
personification
the repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close together.
alliteration
"...The wind sings in its turnings, the water murmurs as it goes,..." is written from this point of view.
third person limited point of view
The ending of a line and beginning of another
line break
I went down to the river,
I set down on the bank.
I tried to think but couldn't,
So I jumped in and sank.
ABCB
Words that sound like what they mean (e.g., "buzz" or "whoosh")
onomatopoeia
What figure of speech is the following sentence? Kathy arrived at the grocery store with an army of children.
metaphor
He wanted to help her down the stairs. Mrs. Smith ...was determined to do this on her own, to prove she wasn't a helpless old lady . . ." is an example of this point of view.
third person omniscient point of view