Poetry Notes

though resulting in the elevated expression of ideas; includes language used for its meaning as well as for its aesthetic qualities ; places higher value on the intangible elements of imagination and emotion

poetry

language that appeals to the senses

Imagery

words appealing to one or more of the five senses

concrete language

1. references that draw on the ideas or feelings a reader associates with certain images

2. direct descriptions using concrete language (words appealing to one or more of the five senses)

3. it is helpful to consider what the poet could have said—but did not say

4. rhyme is not required

Essentials of Poetry:

the implications and emotional overtones some words carry beyond their dictionary definitions

connotative meaning

can create an enhanced: mood, meaning, and emphasis

sound of a poem

correspondence of sound

rhyme

regular reoccurrence of sound; considered by many to be the defining characteristic of poetry

rhythm

the basic structural division of poetry; usually dictated by the demands of rhythm and content

line

divisions of poems based on thought, meter or rhyme and classified by the number of lines they contain

stanzas

often connect, contrast, or emphasize certain ideas

repetition and parallelism

term that refers to compositions written in meter

verse

the poem’s pattern of end rhyme

rhyme scheme

has end rhyme and regular meter

rhymed verse

(requires meter, but forgoes rhyme) unrhymed iambic pentameter

blank verse

14 line poem

sonnet

6 line poem

sestet

4 line poem

quatrain

abandons regular meter and rhyme

free verse

8 line poem

octave