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Elements of Poetry
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English
9th Grade
04/07/2011

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Ballad
Definition
songlike narrative
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Dramatic
Definition
relies heavily on dramatic elements, such as monologues, soliloquies and dialogue
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Lyric
Definition
highly musical verse that expresses the emotions of a speaker
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Sonnet
Definition
a 14 line poem that follows one of a number of different rhyme schemes
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Ode
Definition
a lofty lyric poem on a serious theme
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Haiku
Definition
traditional Japanese poem. Has 3 lines: 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables
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Epic
Definition
long story often told in verse involving heroes and gods. gives a picture of culture, legends of beliefs, values laws and ways of life.
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Free Verse
Definition
poetry that aviods use of regular rhythm
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Rhythm
Definition
the pattern of beats or stresses in a line of verse
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Rhyme
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the repetition of sounds at the ends of words

two types: end rhyme and internal rhyme

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Alliteration
Definition
repetition of initial consonant sounds (bad boy, dark day)
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Assonance
Definition
repetition of vowel sounds ( chIld of sIlence, wEAk and wEAry)
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Onomatopoeia
Definition
use of words of phrases that sound like the things to which they refer (buzz, thump, hiss)
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Metaphor

 

Definition
one thing is spoken about as if it were something else ( Jennifer is a dancing willow tree)
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Simile
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a comparison ising "like" or "as"

(Anna is LIKE a dancing willow tree)

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Personification
Definition
a figure of speech in which an animal, idea or thing is given human characteristics
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Imagery
Definition
descriptive words used to create pictures
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Repetition
Definition
words or phrases that are repeated
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Paradox
Definition
a seeming contradiction ( the more things change, the more they stay the same)
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