Poetry Terms This is the repetition of initial consonant sounds at the beginnings of words. - PowerPoint Presentation

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Poetry TermsSlide2

This is the repetition of initial consonant sounds at the beginnings of words.Slide3

alliterationSlide4

This occurs within a line of poetry when two words have similar ending sounds.Slide5

internal rhymeSlide6

This is the use of language that appeals to the five senses--touch, taste, smell, hearing, and sight.Slide7

imagerySlide8

The representation of a

NONhuman

thing as humanSlide9

personificationSlide10

This occurs when two word have EXACTLY the same ending sounds Slide11

Exact rhymeSlide12

This occurs when two words have ALMOST the same ending sound.Slide13

Slant rhymeSlide14

This is the feeling that an author wants readers to have while reading.Slide15

moodSlide16

This is the speaker’s or author’s attitude toward the subject Slide17

toneSlide18

This is the emotional feelings and associations that go beyond the dictionary definition of a word.Slide19

connotation

Examples:

Daffodils (cheerfulness, happiness) v. roses (love, passion, beauty)

Childlike v. childish Slide20

idiomSlide21

This is a phrase in common use that can not be understood by literal or ordinary meanings

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Examples of Idioms

“tie the knot” or “jump the broom”

“ruffle some feathers”

“out in left field”

“out of the blue”

“He has a few loose screws.” Slide23

Examples of Idioms

“tie the knot” or “jump the broom”-get married

“ruffle some feathers”- offend people

“out in left field” – way off

“out of the blue”- unexpectedSlide24

This is a fourteen-line lyric poem, usually written in rhymed iambic pentameter.Slide25

sonnetSlide26

This tells a story in verse.Slide27

Narrative poem

Examples: “Deer Hit,” “Fast Car”Slide28

This is a highly musical verse that expresses the observation and feelings of a single speaker.Slide29

Lyric poem

(From the Greek word “lyre,” a small harp-like instrument supposedly invented by ____. )

Examples: Almost all the poems we’ve read.Slide30

This is poetry written without a regular rhyme scheme, meter, or form. Slide31

Free verseSlide32

A poem that

present the speech of one or more speakers in a dramatic situation (like an excerpt from a play). The speaker is separate from the poet. Slide33

Dramatic poemSlide34

73. Bricklayer

Love, by Carl Sandburg

I

THOUGHT of killing myself because I am only a bricklayer and you a woman who loves the man who runs a drug store.

I don’t care like I used to; I lay bricks straighter than I used to and I sing slower handling the trowel afternoons.

When the sun is in my eyes and the ladders are shaky and the mortar boards go wrong, I think of you.

Why is this poem a

dramatic poem?Slide35
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Why is this a lyric poem?

Heart

, we will forget

him!

You and

I,

tonight!

You

may forget the warmth he

gave,

I

will forget the

light.

When

you have done, pray tell

me

That

I my thoughts may

dim;

Haste

! lest while you're

lagging.

I

may remember him!