Stylistics in Poetry

LINES

a single row of words in a poem

1

Monoku is __line/s

2

Couplet is __line/s

3

Tercet / Triplet is __line/s

4

Quatrain is __ line/s

5

Cinquain / Tanka is __ line/s

6

Sestet / Sexain is __ line/s

7

Septet / Rondelet is __ line/s

8

Octave / Rondeau is __ line/s

14

Sonnet is ___ line/s

19

Villanelle is __ line/s

STANZAS

combination of lines in a poem

PERSONA

speaker in a poem

ADDRESSEE

to whom the poem is dedicated

TONE

poet's attitude toward a subject

Tone

signifies an author's point of view or attitude, which can be conveyed in his/her word choice (diction), punctuation, and sentence structure.

Mood

____ is the atmosphere of a piece and the overall feeling it conveys to the reader, which can be delivered through figurative language and literary devices.

Petrarchan

What rhyme scheme is this:

ABBAABBA CDECDE/ ABBAABBA CDCDCD

Shakespearean

What rhyme scheme is this:

ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

Spenserian

What rhyme scheme is this:

ABABBCBCC

Formal Poetry

poetry with strict meter and rhyme scheme.

Free Verse

- has neither any strict meter nor rhyme scheme

1 foot

Monometer is

2 feet

Dimeter is

3 feet

Trimeter is

4 feet

Tetrameter is

5 feet

Pentameter

6 feet

Hexameter is

7 feet

Heptameter is

8 feet

Octameter is

PERFECT RHYME

type of rhyme: (e.g. floor and door, skylight and twilight)

IMPERFECT RHYME

type of rhyme (e.g. boat and got, dock and black)

ASSONANCE RHYME

type of rhyme: (e.g. rush [rəSH] and must [məst] have similar /ə/ sound)

CONSONANCE RHYME

type of rhyme: (e.g. catch and match)

HEAD RHYME

type of rhyme: (e.g. blue and back, sin and sand)

EYE RHYME

type of rhyme: (e.g. though and tough, love and move)

PARARHYME

type of rhyme: (e.g. red [red] and reed [rēd])

Symbolism

anything that stands for or represents something else beyond it and is left open as an unstated suggestion

METAPHOR

ties a concrete image an identifiable abstract quality

Theme

refers to a piece’s central idea or a topic recurring in a number of literary works

Motif

pertains to a situation, image, or character-type that is found in many different literary works.

SYNTAX

is the arrangement of words and phrases

DICTION

refers to the choice of words and their usage in speech or writing.

Subject of the Sentence

function of noun:

The old man is walking slowly.

Vocative

function of noun:

Romeo, save me!

Vocative

function of noun:

Romeo, save me!

Direct Object

function of noun:

She baked a pie

Indirect Object

function of noun:

He gave his sister a gift.

Subject Noun Predicate

function of noun:

The boy is a student.

Object Noun Predicate

function of noun:

I consider her my best friend

Object of the Preposition

function of noun:

She is climbing up the hill

Appositive

function of noun:

Our teacher, Mr. Lee, is leaving

Qualifier

function of noun:

Chocolate cake is my dessert.