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    This document defines and provides examples of various terms related to poetry structure and terminology. It discusses poetic elements such as rhyme, meter, syllables, feet, stanzas, verse, and enjambment. It also covers literary devices and figurative language techniques used in poetry including simile, metaphor, personification, imagery, symbols, and various types of repetition such as alliteration and assonance. Additionally, it touches on concepts like tone, mood, author's purpose, diction, denotation, and connotation.

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    POETRY STRUCTURE

    AND TERMINOLOGY
    POEM

    A type of literature in which words are


    carefully chosen and arranged to create
    certain effects.
    POETRY
    TERMINOLOGY
    RHYME

    The repetition of the same/similar


    sounds at the end of two or more words
    found at the end of lines in a poem. (end
    Roses are red
    rhyme) I think they bled
    Thats why theyre blue
    And now so are you
    RHYME SCHEME

    The poems pattern of end rhymes.


    INTERNAL RHYME

    To have similar sounding words in the


    same line of a poem.

    The red roses bled


    And now they are dead
    COUPLET

    A couple of (2) lines that end with the


    same rhyme.
    SYLLABLE
    A word chunk that contains only one vowel sound
    (though not necessarily one vowel)

    Example:
    - boot --- 1
    - an/im/os/i/ty --- 5
    - pre/tend --- 2
    - how/e/ver --- 3
    - which --- 1
    IAMB

    A collection of two syllables, where the second syllable is


    stressed and the first is not. (Not all poetry use iambs, but it is a
    popular building structure.) Iambic meter helps to create a
    rhythm and flow within a poem.
    METER
    A careful arrangement of a poetic verse based on
    syllables and their accents.
    FOOT

    A set of two syllables.


    QUATRAIN

    A group of four verses (lines) that make


    up their own stanza (like a paragraph).
    STANZA
    A paragraph-like unit to organize a poem; a
    distinct collection of two or more lines;
    characterized by a common pattern of meter,
    rhyme, and/or number of lines.
    Couplet = two line stanza
    Tercet= three line stanza
    Quatrain = four line stanza
    Quintet= five line stanza
    Sextet = six line stanza
    Octet = eight line stanza
    VERSE

    A type of stanza that typically comes between


    choruses of music or poetry.
    ENJAMBMENT

    Continuing a thought, phrase, or


    sentence across at least two lines of a
    poem.
    RHYTHM

    The specific pattern or beat to which a work is


    set.

    stressed ( )

    or

    unstressed ( )
    POETRY DEVICES
    Devices are also known as FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
    FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

    When words are used to make comparisons or


    descriptions but not meant to be believed
    literally or as an actual description of an
    event/object/person/etc.
    LITERAL LANGUAGE

    Words that can be taken literally to mean what


    they are actually stating; the opposite of
    figurative language.
    SIMILE

    Making comparisons using the words like or


    as. Remember to compare is to say two or
    more things are similar or almost the same.
    METAPHOR

    Making comparisons without using the words


    like or as. Rather it is saying one thing is
    another.
    PERSONIFICATION

    When an object or animal is given human-like


    characteristics.
    IMAGERY

    Words that help you visualize a scene, or paints


    a picture in your mind. It also emphasizes the
    experiences of the 5 senses.
    SYMBOL

    The use of objects or words to represent


    something figuratively. The object/word
    represents itself as well as something else.
    REPETITION

    The recurrence of sounds, words, phrases,


    lines, or stanzas. Used to emphasize an idea.

    3
    ALLITERATION

    The repetition of consonant sounds/letters at


    the beginnings of words.

    Red roses rarely rapidly raise

    2
    ASSONANCE

    The repetition of vowel sounds in words that do


    not end with the same consonant sound.

    1
    CONSONANCE

    The repetition of consonant sounds within and


    at the end of words.
    ONOMATOPOEIA

    Words that demonstrate the sound they


    describe.
    IRONY

    Words used in a way that their meaning is


    different / opposite from their actual meaning.
    MOOD

    The emotional quality or atmosphere of a piece that the reader


    experiences.
    TONE

    The perspective or attitude the author portrays


    in a piece of literature.
    AUTHORS PURPOSE

    The reason the writer wrote what he/she wrote;


    to inform, entertain, or persuade.
    DICTION

    An authors choice of words.


    DENOTATION

    The dictionary definition of a word.


    CONNOTATION

    The implied meaning and feeling a word


    conveys.

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