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Reading Poetry
Analyzing and interpreting poetic texts, similar to reading fiction.
Details of Action and Language
Observing specific elements in poetry that contribute to its meaning.
Connections and Inferences
Making links between ideas and drawing conclusions from the text.
Connotations of Words
Understanding the implied meanings and emotional associations of words in poetry.
Sound and Rhythm
Paying attention to the auditory qualities that enhance the poem's impact.
Structure and Punctuation
Noticing how the arrangement of lines and punctuation affects the reading experience.
Experience
The subjective responses and personal reactions we have while reading a poem.
Interpretation
The intellectual process of understanding the poem's meaning and suggestions.
Evaluation
Judging the quality and significance of a poem based on personal and cultural values.
Context
The background information surrounding a poem's creation, including the poet's life and audience.
Literary Tact
Informed and balanced judgment developed through experience and reflection.
Narrative Poetry
Poetry that tells a story and includes elements like characters and plot.
Epic Poetry
Long narrative poems that recount the adventures of a significant hero.
Lyric Poetry
Subjective poems expressing emotions and thoughts of a single speaker.
Villanelle
A poetic form with five tercets followed by a quatrain, known for its repetition.
Sestina
A structured poem with six stanzas of six lines each, ending with a three-line conclusion.
Sonnet
A 14-line poem expressing an emotion or idea, with variations like Italian and English forms.
Aubade
A love lyric lamenting the dawn that separates lovers.
Ode
A lengthy, stately poem with varied stanzas and forms.
Elegy
A poem expressing sorrow for the dead.
Epigram
A brief, witty poem often with a satirical edge.
Quatrains
Four-line sections in poetry.
Couplets
Pairs of rhymed lines in a poem.
Syntax
The arrangement of words in a sentence or phrase.
Diction
The selection of words used in poetry.
Imagery
Descriptive details appealing to the senses in a poem.
Figurative Language
Nonliteral expressions, such as metaphors and symbols.
Tone
The implied attitude of the poet towards the subject matter.
Dramatic Monologue
A poem where a speaker addresses a silent listener.
Elision
The omission of unstressed syllables to maintain meter.
Visual Imagery
Imagery that appeals to sight.
Aural Imagery
Imagery that appeals to sound.
Tactile Imagery
Imagery that appeals to touch.
Olfactory Imagery
Imagery that appeals to smell.
Gustatory Imagery
Imagery that appeals to taste.
Symbol
An object or action representing something beyond itself.
Allegory
A narrative with hidden or symbolic meanings.
End Rhyme
Rhyming that occurs at the end of lines.
Internal Rhyme
Rhyming that occurs within a line.
Alliteration
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
Assonance
The repetition of vowel sounds within words.
Caesuras
Pauses within lines of poetry.
Meter
The rhythmic structure of a poetic line.
Foot
A unit of measure in poetry, consisting of stressed and unstressed syllables.
Trochee
A metrical foot with a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed one.
Anapest
A metrical foot with two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed one.
Dactyl
A metrical foot with a stressed syllable followed by two unstressed ones.
Spondee
A metrical foot with two stressed syllables.
Metonymy
Substituting an attribute of a thing for the thing itself.
Synecdoche
A figure of speech where a part represents the whole or vice versa.
Pyrrhic
A metrical foot consisting of two unstressed syllables.
Enjambed
Lines that run on without a pause at the end.
Annotation
Informal notes made while reading poetry.
Freewriting
Unstructured writing to explore thoughts about a poem.
Analysis
A formal method of writing about poetry.
Parody
A humorous imitation of another work.
Silent Poetry
The concept of painting as a form of non-verbal expression, akin to poetry.
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