eng II midterm: poetry terms

figures of speech

Languages used deliberately to achieve a special effect (adding meaning,imagery, emphasis, or contrast). ex: Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Allusion, & Imagery

simile

Comparing two dissimilar things, using "Like" or "As"

metaphor

Comparing two dissimilar things, DOES NOT USE "Like" or "As" ex: I am an island

personification

Giving human characteristics to nonhuman things (animals, objects, or ideas)

allusion

A brief reference to a familiar place, event, historical figure, biblical or mythological fact or figure. ex: don't be a Judas

imagery

Creating a picture for the reader utilizing the senses ex: The sweet scent of honeysuckle hung in the damp summer air.

alliteration

The repetition of the same consonant or vowel sound at the beginning of closely associated words (3 or more in close \n succession). ex: Winter winds Litter London with Lonely hearts.

repetition

Repeating a word or phrase to emphasize its meaning.

connotation

Emotional association implied by a word, going beyond the literal meaning in the dictionary. ex: Slim, (attractive) Skinny, (unattractive) Thin (starving)

hyperbole

Exaggerated statements not to be taken literally ex: I'm starving!

assonance

Repetition of same or similar vowel sounds of nearby words. ex: Dip the tips of your fingers

consonance

Repetition of same or similar consonant sounds of nearby words. ex: The cloth was THICK, PINK BULK

rhyme

Positioning of 2 or more words close together with similar sounds. Commonly found at the end of sentences.

enjambment

A line of poetry that continues into the next line with no designated stop or pause. \n ex: He looked into her Eyes and smiled.

free verse

Poem with no regular patterns of rhyme, meter, or line length. It relies on natural speech rhythms.

blank verse

Unrhymed poem using Iambic Pentameter and having no structured rhyme scheme.

narrative poem

Epics or Ballads; Emphasizes plot or physical action, typically with historical, geographical, or mythical elements.

sonnets

4 Types: Elizabethan, Italian, Avant Garde - all have 14 lines w/ specific rhyme, rhythm, and structure. Curtal Sonnets have 10 1⁄2 lines, unique to the poet, Hopkins.

stanza

The paragraph of poetry, can be any length

couplet

2 successive lines of poetry that rhyme

quatrain

4 successive lines of poetry that rhyme

meter

System for identifying & measuring the rhythmic pattern of a poem

lambic pentameter

A type of meter where unstressed followed by stressed syllables are repeated 5 times.

Theme of the poem Fences

the division between rich and marginalized

Theme of I wandered Lonely as a Cloud

finding happiness in solitude - through nature