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The person who writes a poem.

The poet.

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A comparison between 2 things (usually saying how one thing is the other).

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A comparison between 2 things using "like" or "as"

Ex: "Life is a rollercoaster" vs "Life is like a rollercoaster."

Metaphor & Simile

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A poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.

Ex: Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven"

Elegy

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What literary device is used in the first lines of the poem by comparing "fire" and "ice"

Contrast

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Where a line of poetry ends.

Line Break

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The perspective from which the poem is shared from. Who "tells/gives" the poem.

The speaker.

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Describing something that is not alive/an inanimate object as though it was alive. Giving something human qualities.

Ex: In the movie Toy Story, the toys act like humans, as if they were really alive.

Personification

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The following is an example of what kind of poem:

Haiku

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In this poem, "fire" is used as a metaphor (comparison) to what idea/emotion?

"Desire"

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A form of poetry that does not rhyme, and sometimes, does not follow traditional stanza rules, but still has rhythm to be considered poetry.

Free verse

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A group of lines that form a piece of a poem.

Stanza

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A reference to something in real life outside of the context of the poem/work of literature.

Ex: TKAM mentions how "Maycomb had just been told it has nothing to fear but fear itself," which is a reference to FDR's inaugural speech when he was elected president.

Allusion

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A 14-line poem with a rhyme scheme that normally has 10 syllables in each line (iambic pentameter).

Ex: Besides his plays, Shakespeare is well known for writing these kinds of poem.

Sonnet

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In this poem, "ice" is compared to what idea/emotion?

"Destruction"

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The feeling/emotions associated with a word.

Connotation

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An individual strand of a stanza.

Line.

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The repetition of a consonant sound at the start of each line.

Ex: "Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers."

Alliteration

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A poem that retells the heroic journey of a single person/group.

Ex: Disney's Hercules retells the heroic story of how Hercules saved the world & the god world, Olympus.

Epic

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To make the comparison of "ice" and "fire" and explain their impact, what does the poet rhyme these words with?

"Fire" rhymes with "desire."

"Ice" rhymes with "suffice."

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The literal definition of a word

Dennotation

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How many stanzas is this poem? How many lines are in this poem? Who is the poet?

1 Stanza, 9 Lines, by Robert Frost.

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When a sentence continues across multiple lines of a poem. It is a syntactic (use of syntax) used by a poet to create a certain flow to the poem.

Enjambment

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In the following works, which is the ballad and why is the lyric? What is the main difference between both?

Kendrick Lamar's "HUMBLE."

"Reflection" from Disney's Mulan.

"HUMBLE" is an example of a lyric. Lamar expresses ideas, feelings, etc., through short lines in the song.

"Reflection" is an example of a ballad. It is used to progress the story by expressing a character's feelings.

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By comparing "ice" to "destruction" and "fire" to "desire," the beginning of the poem talks about how "some say the world will end." What is a potential message the speaker is trying to convey?

Human emotions, like "desire" and hatred, can lead to destruction, even the end of humanity, especially when left unchecked.
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This famous poet is known for many popular works, as well as shaping much of the English language we know today. They are most renowned for their unique structure and thematic nuances when it comes to their sonnets (and their use of an iambic pentameter rhythm).

William Shakespeare