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Poetry That Expresses Thoughts and Emotions of a Single Speaker Type of writing done in verse form that Poetry uses figures of speech designed to appeal to emotions and imagination Poetry that expresses Lyric Poetry thoughts and emotions of a single speaker Poetry that tells a story Narrative Poetry Form and Structure Poem that is song-like; usually focuses Ballad on topics such as romance, adventure, and death; and tells a story Sonnet 14 line lyric poem A mourning poem; written for Elegy someone who has died Lyric poem on a serious subject; usually Ode addressed to one person or thing; often celebrates something a repeated sound, word, Refrain phrase, line, or group of lines Japanese 3 lined poem with 5 Haiku syllables in lines 1 and 3 and 7 syllables in line 2 Couplet two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme Triplets Three lined stanza Quatrains 4 line stanzas poetry that doesn’t have a set Free Verse rhyme scheme or meter A very long narrative poem that tells of Epic the life and journeys of a hero A group of consecutive lines in a Stanza poem that forms a single unit; like paragraphs Figurative Language comparison between two unlike Simile things, using a word such as like, as, than, or resembles comparison between two unlike things that does not use a Metaphor connecting word a group of words not meant to Idiom be taken literally overstating something, usually Hyperbole for the purpose of creating a comic effect giving human characteristics to Personification an object or an animal contradictory elements (two Oxymoron things that do not belong together) use of language that appeals to Imagery the reader’s senses Sound Devices repetition of consonant sounds Alliteration in words that are close together use of words whose sounds Onomatopoeia imitate or suggest their meaning the repetition of accented vowel sounds in a pattern (generally examined at the Rhyme Scheme end of lines of poetry) Ex: ababcc Words that end in similar End rhyme sounds at the end of lines Internal rhyme Rhymes that occur within lines Matching lines; the poem’s Meter/rhythm beat; patterns of stressed and unstressed syllables Dialect Use of language by people from a particular area Interpretation attitude a writer takes toward Tone his or her subject, characters, and audience overall feeling or Mood atmosphere of a work of literature The universal truth, lesson, or Theme meaning in the poem Time and place where a Setting selection occurs Contrast between what is expected to happen and what happens or using Irony language that means the opposite of what is typical Something that has meaning Symbolism and also stands for something else A conclusion drawn based on evidence Inference that is provided in the text even though it is not explicitly stated surrounding words and sentences that Context Clues can help you guess the meaning of an unknown word meaning, association, or Connotation emotion suggested by a word, in addition to denotation Denotation dictionary definition of a word Instructions for Matching Pairs Activity: Cut out the cards and place the terms and definitions in envelopes. You may want to differentiate the activity by giving some students fewer cards at a time. Additionally, you could have an accelerated group of students use blank cards and write examples of each of the terms. .
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