by Lisa Lee 14 years ago
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Poetry terms
Various literary techniques and forms of poetry play essential roles in crafting expressive and impactful verses. One such technique is synecdoche, where a part of something is used to represent the whole or vice versa, often adding depth and complexity to the language.
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Poetry terms Tetrameter And DID those FEET in ANcient TIMEWALK upon ENgland's MOUNtains GREEN?And WAS the HOly LAMB of GODOn ENgland's PLEASant PAStures SEEN? Ex) This is one poetry: - a line with 4 stressed words - four metrical feet Tanka The age of gold --Cranach's swaggering Venusdressed in carcanetand cestus, her splendorinvading the world's black edgeCarl Brennan Ex) This is one tanka by Carl Brennan 1&3 line- 5 syllables 2,4 &5 line- 7 syllables - It is a Japanese poem of 5 lines Synecdoche Ex) Give me a hand --> the hand does not mean a real hand on your body. It means 'help' - Whole represents a part or part represents the whole - It is a way you explain the whole by part Trochee Ex) soccer, hero, pencil, and open - It is a metrical foot you use to show two syllables with one stressed and one unstressed.
