English 2 Terms 2/19

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Poetic Stanza;

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A Stanza consists of two or more lines of poetry that together form one of the divisions of a poem. The stanzas of a poem are usually of the same length and follow the same pattern of meter and rhyme and are used like paragraphs in a story. Some different types of stanzas are as follows:

Couplets - Couplets are stanzas of only two lines which usually rhyme

Tercets - Tercets are stanzas of three lines. The three lines may or may not have the same end rhyme. If all three lines rhyme, this type of tercet is called a triplet.

Quatrains - Quatrains are stanzas of four lines which can be written in any rhyme scheme.

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Rhythm

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in poetry is just like rhythm in music: the pattern or stressed and unstressed syllables and pauses. It’s the arrangement of the beats.

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foot

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is a single rhythmic unit. It is one stressed syllable (or “beat”) and one or more unstressed syllables.

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Meter

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the number of feet in a line of poetry.

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Sight Rhyme

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Sight Rhyme • two words look alike but don’t sound alike, such as “LOVE” and “JOVE” or “DAUGHTER” and “LAUGHTER.”  Slant Rhyme:

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Slant Rhyme:

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Two words are nearly rhymed but slightly different, such as “Lake”
and “Fate”.

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identical Rhyme:

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dentical Rhyme: • two words are spelled differently but have the same pronunciation (also called homonyms), such as “TWO” and “TOO” or “RITE” and “RIGHT.”

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End Rhyme:

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the rhyming words occur at the ends of lines of poetry.

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Internal Rhyme

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the rhyme occurs inside a line, such as “Let’s BEAT the HEAT.”

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Rhyme Scheme

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the pattern of rhyming lines in a poem. (For example, aabbccdd or ababcdcd)

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Imagery:

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Imagery is intense, descriptive language in a poem that helps to trigger
our senses and our memories when we read it.

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Symbolism

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when the author uses an object or reference to add deeper meaning
to a story. Symbolism can be subtle or obvious, used sparingly or heavy-handedly.

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Alliteration

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Alliteration happens when words that begin with the same sound are
placed close to one another. For example, “the silly snake silently slinked by” is a
form of alliteration. Try saying that ten times fast.

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simile

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Similes compare one thing directly to another. For example, “My love is
like a burning flame” is a simile. You can quickly identify similes when you see the
words “like” or “as” used, as in “x is like y.” Similes are different from
metaphors—for example, a metaphor would refer to the “burning flame of my
love.”

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Metaphor

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A metaphor happens when one thing is described as being another
thing. “You’re a toad!” is a metaphor—although not a very nice one. Metaphor is
different from simile because it leaves out the words “like” or “as.” For example, a
simile would be, “You’re like a toad.”