Poetry
for poetry test april 24 2007 ORL Reading class
Terms
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- Prose
- the ordianary from of written language
- Poetry
- an expressive form of writing that is meant to be enjoyed by the reader
- Connotation
- when words don't use their dictionary meaning
- Iambic Pentameter
- a common meter in poetry consisting of an unrhymed line with five feet or accents, each foot containing an unaccented syllable and an accented syllable (heart beat lub dub)
- Chant
- a simple song with limited expression and notes
- Metaphor
- compares 2 different thinsg as if they are the same
- Blank Verse
- poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter lines
- literal Language
- writings or speech that is meant to be taken literally
- Figurative Language
- writings or speech that is not meant to be taken literally
- Style
- The unique way a poet writes
- lyric poem
- a highly musical verse that expresses the feelings an observations of a single speaker
- Tone
- the way of emotion a literary type of work is in; a type of mood
- narrative Poem
- a poem tells a story
- Similie
- comparison of 2 different things using comparing words such as "like" or "as"
- Cinquain
- a five line stanza
- Onomatopoeia
- a word that mimics the sound it repeats
- Ballad
- a song-like poem that tells a story
- Free Verse
- peotry not written in a regular rhythmical pattern or meter
- Rhyme Scheme
- pattern of rhyme in a poem
- Theme
- a central message; a concer or purpose in a literary work
- Denotation
- when words use their dictionary meaning