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Poetry
poetry terms
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English
12th Grade
04/11/2011

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onomatopeia
Definition
"boom" "crackle"
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synecdoche
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Whole used for a part. i.e. "friends, countrymen" "England won the world cup"
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iambic meter
Definition
"When I consider how my life is spent" unstressed + stressed
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trochaic meter
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"tyger tyger burning bright" stressed + unstressed
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anapestic meter
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"The Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold," Unstressed + Unstressed + Stressed
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dactylic meter
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"picture yourself on a boat in a river with tangerine trees and marmalade skies" stress + unstressed + unstressed
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spondaic meter
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"ROCKS, CAVES, LAKES, FENS, BOGS, DENS and SHADES of DEATH" stressed + stressed
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alliteration
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Full fathom five thy father lies
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assonance
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'Or sinking as the light wind lives or dies;'
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euphony
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Pleasing sound; usually of words or phrases.
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cacophony
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refers to the use of words that combine sharp, harsh, hissing, or unmelodious sounds.
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Know the importance of concrete, quirky details in poetry.
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Poets tend to use concrete details. Use figures of speech (most common)
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What gives a metaphor its power?
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when you contrast two different things
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What’s another name for a “dead metaphor”?
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cliche
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Know the etymology of the word metaphor.
Definition
is greek
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What effect do stressed syllables have?
Definition
can broadcast importance
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Phonetic intensive
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Fl is often associated with moving light i.e. “flame” “flame” “flicker”
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form reinforcing content
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meter sounds like horse and it is about horse
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What did the Romantics react against?
Definition
the age of reason and the age of industry they were the components of freedom and imagination and individualism
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How did the Romantics view the artistic process?
Definition
Popularize the idea of art being a spontaneous inspiration instead of consciously crafter work.
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What did the Modernists identify as the primary “disease” of modern man?
Definition
The love song illustrates the modernness, against destructive tendencies of modern culture. Saw as primary problem is we are excessive self conscious “hamlet syndrome”
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In what way is “Kubla Khan” meta-poetic?
Definition
Kub li con is metapoetic and the underground thing is a metaphor for the subconscious.
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What makes for a valid explication?
Definition
the details support the interpretation
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Know what kind of meter Emily Dickinson used.
Definition
hymn meter
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