The Language Of Poetry

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Three general classifications of poetry:

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Narrative Poetry

Lyric Poetry

Dramatic Poetry

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Narrative poems

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poems that tell a story and which may contain one or mpre elements of fiction

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2 subtypes of narrative poetry:

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Epic

Ballad

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Epic

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long narrative poem recounting the heroic adventures of a character displaying superhuman strength

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Ballad

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short narrative poetic composition usually sung by a mistrel

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Lyric Poems

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intense poetic compositions telling of a deep emotional experience

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Kinds of lyric poems:

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Sonnet

Elegy

Ode

Song

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Sonnet

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Fourteen-line poem

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Elegy

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poem for the dead

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Ode

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short poem dedicated to someone or somebody

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Dramatic poetry

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type of poetry which may contain one or more dramatic elements

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Dramatic monologue

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Most common poem under dramatic poetry

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Rhythm

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most obvious component of poetry

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Rhythm

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regular recurrence of stressed and unstressed syllables creating a pattern in the lines of the poem

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Meter and Rhyme

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Essentials of rhythm

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Meter

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measured pattern or grouping of syllables

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Iambic

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one unstressed, one stressed

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Trochaic

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one stressed, one unstressed

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Pyrrich

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2 unstressed

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Spondee

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2 stressed

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Dactyl

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one stressed 2 unstressed

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Anapaest

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2 unstressed one stressed

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Figures of Speech

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Simile

Metaphor

Personification

Hyperbole

Symbol

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Simile

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comparing two objects with as/ like

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Metaphor

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indirect comparison of two objects, persons or ideas

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Personification

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giving human qualities to inanimate objects

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Hyperbole

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exaggeration of an idea or experience

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Symbol

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image of something which stands or represent another

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Theme

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meaning of the poem

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Stanza

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group of poetic lines or verses

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Couplet

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two lines

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Quatrain

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four linea

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Quintet

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five lines

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Sester

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six lines

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Septet

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Seven lines

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Octet

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eight lines

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Rhyme

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regular recurrence of similar sounds at the end of poetic lines

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Rhyme Scheme

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pattern in which rhyming words occur in a poem

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Imagery

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expressions evocative of sense impression found in the poem

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Types of Imagery

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Visual

Auditory

Olfactory

Tactile

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Tone

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mood/ attitude of the writer about his/ her subject

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Diction

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choice of words in poetry

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Denotation

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literal meaning of the word

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Connotation

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figurative meaning of the word