POETRY
Is a composition is verse. Lines can be arranged into different, kinds of stanzas.
The couplet
The tercet
The quatrain
The sestet
The octave
Language devices
Can have meaning
Denotation
Connotation
Tone
Figures of speech
Simile
a comparison between two things with specific word of comparison
Metaphor
a means of comparison between two things, without connective words
Personification
a form of imagery
Symbol
is any thing that has a literal meaning and also stands for something else
Allegory
combines a number of different symbols into a totality story
Oxymoron
is the combination of two contradictory things
Hyperbole
means exaggeration of a quality or a concept
Litotes
is the contrary to hyperbole
Types of poem
The epic poem
is a long narrative poetical composition
the two major epic poems are the ILIAD and the ODYSSEY
The medieval ballad
the balled it tells a dramatic story.
is a poem composed by a dour line stanzas , rhyming ABAC, with a refrain
The medieval narrative poem
is a story in verse and contains narrative elements
Rhythm
Is stess
The Metre
An important element of rhythm
It is measured in FEET
Poems without a metre are said to be written in free verse
Stressed and unstressed syllables can combine into different patterns
JAMB
TROCHEE
Sound devices
Rhyme
is the use of words with the same ending sound
Enjambement
is a line ends in the middle of a phrase and the meaning break comes in the next line
Caesura
it is a pause
Assonance
the repetition of the same vowel is in stressed syllables
Alliteration
the repetition of the same initial consonant sound
Onomatopoeia
the formation and use of words whose sound illustrates their meaning
Repetition and Refrain
phrases or lines may be repeated in the course of a poem to create a musical effect