Elements of Poems
The repeated use of a word, phrase, or structure
What is Repetition?
The author of "Tintern Abbey" and one of the main founders of the Romantic Movement in poetry.
Who is William Wordsworth?
Visually descriptive or figurative language.
What is Imagery?
The termination of one line of poetry and the beginning of a new line.
What is a Line Break
An example of this literary device would be the line "I wandered lonely as a cloud."
What is a Simile?
The attitude, overall feeling, or atmosphere a piece of writing evokes.
What is Mood/Tone?
The poem where an unnamed son tells his father to "Rage, rage against the dying of the light."
What is "Do not go gentle into that good night?"
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of nearby words
What is Alliteration?
A group of lines forming the basic unit of a poem/the paragraphs of a poem.
What is a Stanza?
An example of this poetic element would be the Lamb representing Christ in the poem "The Tyger."
What is Symbolism?
The central, deeper meaning the author is trying to convey throughout a work or piece of writing.
What is Theme?
The poem(s) by William Blake that are examples of illustrated poems.
What is "The Tyger" and/or "The Lamb?"
When human qualities are given to non-human things.
What is Personification?
The pattern of syllables or words in a line of verse which creates a musical quality in the poem.
What is Rhythm?
An example of this would be "ABAB."
What is a Rhyme Scheme?
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive lines or clauses.
What is Anaphora?
The poem we read that is an example of an extended metaphor.
What is "O Captain My Captain?"
When a word sounds like the noise it represents
What is Onomatopoeia?
A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that defines the rhythm of poems.
What is Meter?
An example of this is in "Do not go gentle into that good night" when the author says, "blinding sight."
What is a Paradox?
The repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words.
What is Assonance?
The poem that presents the theme of respecting nature after the main character kills an albatross.
What is "Rime of the Ancient Mariner?"
compares two things without using "like" or "as"
What is a Metaphor?
Using the same grammatical structure in a balanced way.
What is Parallel Structure?
Saying "they have gone gentle into that good night" instead of "they are dead" is an example of this.
What is a Euphemism?