Poetry Types
An octave followed by a sestet
What is a Petrarchan Sonnet?
Extreme exaggeration, "I am so hungry I could eat a horse"
What is a hyperbole?
"Two roads diverged into one"
Who is Robert Frost?
Create two lines with end rhyme
What is....?
What is a rhyme scheme?
Tells a story using poetic devices such as rhyme and meter and contains a plot, character, and setting
What is a Narrative Poem?
Repetition of vowel sounds (usually internal)
What is assonance?
"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"
Who is William Shakespeare?
Give an example of personification.
... (ex. "Opportunity was knocking on my door")
An unstressed syllable followed by a stress syllable for five metric feet in a line. (U/ U/ U/ U/ U/)
What is iambic pentameter?
a long narrative poem that typically tells the story of a heroes adventures, includes supernatural elements
What is an epic poem?
The difference between a simile and a metaphor
What is a simile uses like or as and a metaphor is speaking of one thing interns of another (comparing two things that are not alike)?
Once I was walking,
I thought I saw a person.
But it was a rat.
What is Lilly's haiku?
Give an example of an onomatopoeia.
ex. Boom
two lines at the end of a poem (Shakespearean Sonnet) that provide the resolution to the problem within the poem; supposed to evoke strong emotion
What is a heroic couplet?
5-7-5 syllables, short poem usually unrhymed and has a theme related to nature, accompanied by illustrations
What is a haiku?
Moving from one line to another without any punctuation or pause
What is enjambment?
Meter in "Thou art as tyrannous , so as thou art"
What is iambic pentameter?
Give one characteristic of an epic.
ex. Beowulf
Hero, setting, action, supernatural forces, style belief
An extended metaphor stretched out over the course of a poem
What is a conceit?
expresses a speakers emotions thoughts and feelings, has rhythm and often has rhyme, written in first person point of view
What is a lyrical poem?
Regular repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases
What is anaphora?
"You took my heart inside of your hand"
Who is Adele?
This poets works are split up into two categories: The Dark Lady & The Fair Youth
Who is William Shakespeare and his Sonnets?
Does not need to have rhyme or a rhythmic pattern
What is free verse?