POETRY TERMS (Elements of Poetry)

POETRY TERMS (elements of poetry)

1. Alliteration 14. Meter 2. Apostrophe (not the punctuation) 15. Onomatopoeia 3. Assonance 16. Persona 4. Blank Verse 17. Personification 5. Connotation 18. Pun 6. Couplet 19. Quatrain 7. Denotation 20. Rhyme 8. Diction 21. Stanza 9. Enjambment 22. Simile 10. Hyperbole 23. Sonnet 11. Imagery 24. Symbolism 12. Juxtaposition 25. Tone 13. Metaphor

POEMS: GUIDE QUESTIONS: INTRO:  What are some of the traits of GOOD poetry?  What are some of the traits of BAD poetry?  How to read poetry: punctuation & enjambment, road signs, dictionary, don’t apply personal experiences to poetry interpretations, speaker is not = poet, poetic elements, paraphrase, summarize, explicate, analyze  How to quote poetry: slash marks, line #, block quotes, ellipses HUGHES:  What is Langston Hughes’ THESIS QUESTION; what are his 6 answers (How do different people act to a deferred dream as related through the images Hughes’ chooses); what repulsive images does he use to convey it; why isn’t syrup repulsive – or is it; what does the title refer to (setting); what is an Uncle Tom & which repulsive image represents them; only 2 words rhyme – why would he choose to do that, to what effect; how many lines; why is the last line italicized? BEHN:  What image do we have today of love “armed”; who is the speaker (what sex); who is the addressee (what sex); how many stanzas; what is the rhyme scheme; how does make us of refrain; what’s taken to arm Love (from the man, from the woman); what themes does she raise in the poem; why do we enjoy suffering (unrequited love, songs/poems about); how does Aphra Behn connect Love and War in her poem; what is Aphra Behn’s THEME concerning Love & Relationships? SPS:  Since this is a “narrative poem,” what story does it tell; how is that story structured; what’s the connection of narrative poetry to the “oral tradition”; these types of poems often use repetition – what things are repeated & cite some examples from SPS; how many lines are in each stanza; what is the rhyme scheme; what is the symbolism of the wine; in stanza #3 the “s” sounds is used to what effect; how does the poet contrast Court v. Ordinary World; what are some bad signs (symbols) ; how does the poet contrast nobility by birth v. nobility of character; how is irony used in the poem; what are some themes arising from this poem – about fate, about the rich, about duty, about power, about materialism?  What clues in the text (FORESHADOWING) do we have early on that this is a suicide mission for Sir Patrick Spens? (What words are clues?)  How is Spens similar to Hutchinson in “The Lottery”?  How does “SPS” the poem use repetition (a left-over from Anglo-Saxon language/poetry)?  How does “SPS” define true nobility through its contrast between SPS and the nobles?  Explain the THEME of anti-materialism in “SPS.”  Explain the THEME of duty in “SPS.” LBSM:  Since this is a “narrative poem,” what story does it tell; how is that story structured;  Who is the speaker in the poem; what is knight’s dream in the young woman’s grotto/cave;   What is the SETTING of “La Belle Dame sans Merci”?  Who is La Belle Dame sans Merci – choose a positive OR negative INTERPRETATION  if she = muse & he a soldier of love/poetry then what is JK saying about the role of The Poet in society (does it bode well for him/her),  How can JK’s TB inspire an interpretation of the poem; how is poem = popular ballad, how is not = popular ballad;  How does the Knight represent a poet (any poet)?  Explain the THEME of the dangers of love in “LBDSM.”  Explain the THEME of the dangers of art in “LBDSM.”  How is “LBDSM” similar to “Love Armed”?  How is “LBDSM” similar to “SPS” and Popular Ballads?  is it sexist