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definition of poetry
imaginative writing in which language, imgaes, sound, and ryhtm combine to crete a special emotional effect
characteristics of poetry
- usually aranged in lines
- many have a regular rythm
- some have rhyme
definition of Prosody
stufy of verse, metors, rhymes, and general information about *style
defintion of versification
form and stucture of limes and stanzas
3 types of poetry
Narrative, Dramtic, Lyric
types of Narrative
Epic, Ballad
Epic (TYPE OF NAARATIVE)
long, narrative.
events which center around a national hero
Ballad (TYPE OF NARRATIVE)
-simple narative-sung in understamdable language for common man-folk ballad-anonymous author- roal tradition-repeated refrain- elements of sadness
Dramatic
Drama in verse form
rhyme, rhythm or metre as the plot unfolds.
iambic pentamater
lyric
immagination, melody, and emotion
shorter
originally accompanted by lyre
defintion of elegy
involves poets thoughts about death .
defintion of ode
expresses praise. many variations no length, ryhme
defintion of sonnet
lyric poem with a single thought or emotion expressed:
fixed 14 lines
rhyme scheme of a sonnet
ABAB CDCD EF Ef GG
defintion of a verse
poetry that has irregular rhythms and line lengths. Usually not rhyme and reflects rhythms of everday speech.
defintion of blank verse
end words of the lines do NOT rhyme. However, each line of the stanza is in the same metre. Usually written in iambic pentameter
definintion Run on Line
a line in which the meaning continues beyond the line
defintion of repetition
the repeated use of sounds, words, phrases or lines. Stresses important items and helps unify
definitione of refrain
in some songs and poems a line or group of lines repeated at regular intervals.
defintion of concrete language
specific words that appeal to the 5 senses and are used to create images.
charteristics of a cuplet
2 lines
generally rhymes.
often has the same length and rhythm.
expresses a single, complete thought.
TRiplet
3 lines
Quatrain
four lines
defintion of a stanza
group of lines forming a unit in a poem. are sepertated by a space, of representing units of meaning
Figures of language or speech
imaginative language used for decriptive effect and not maeant to be taken as a literal truth.
personification
an animal, object, or idea is given the characteristics of a humans being.