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| A Guide to Poetry Styles & Terms |
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Rose DesRochers |
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Poetry is made up of so many specific patters and language. There are as many forms of poetry as there are writers who pen it. Here I have gather some resources to specific patterns of poetry and I have attempted to describe for you the figurative language found in poetry.Specific Patterns of Poetry What is Traditional Poetry?"Traditional" poetry is the kind of poetry we hear most often. Traditional poetry has a certain formex: Humpty-Dumpty sat on a wall,Humpty-Dumpty had a great fall; What is Free Verse Poetry?Free verse is poetry that is written without proper rules about form, rhyme, rhythm, meter, etc.The greatest American writer of free verse is probably Walt WhitmanWith free verse the poem can tell a story, describe a person, animal, feeling or object. They can serious, sad, funny or educational. There are no limits What is a tongue twister?An expression that is difficult to articulate clearly; "`Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.' is a tongue twister"What is ode poetry? An Ode is a poem praising and glorifying a person, place or thing. What is Monorhyme Poetry?A poem in which all the lines have the same end rhyme.Ex:Late for schoolI'm looking like a big fool My brother thinks he rulesWhile I'm loosing my cool What is monody Poetry?A monody is a poem in which one person laments another's death, as in Tennyson's Break, Break, Break, or Wordsworth's She Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways. What is Concrete Poetry?Poetry in which the poet's intent is conveyed by the shape formed by the letters, words, or symbols that make up the poem rather than by the conventional arrangement of wordsHere is a good example of a concrete poem:http://webbschool.com/rhood/creativewriting/concrete_poem.htm What is Quatrain Poetry?A Quatrain is a poem consisting of four lines of verse with a specific rhyming scheme.A few examples of a quatrain rhyming scheme's are as follows:#1) abab#2) abba -- envelope rhyme#3) aabb#4) aaba, bbcb, ccdc, dddd -- chain rhyme http://volweb.utk.edu/Schools/bedford/harrisms/quatrain.htm How to write Pantoum poetryhttp://anitraweb.org/kalliope/pantoum.htmlWhat is Palindrome Poetry?http://www.fun-with-words.com/palin_explain.html Forms of Poetry for Childrenhttp://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/poeform.htm Diamonte Poetryhttp://www.chasesc.com/CHASEDiamontePoetry.htm What is an acrostic poem?http://www.teachnet-lab.org/miami/2003/sampedro/what_is_an_acrostic_poem.htm Acrostic Poetryhttp://www.teachnet-lab.org/miami/2003/sampedro/what_is_an_acrostic_poem.htm How to Write a Clerihew Poemhttp://www.gigglepoetry.com/poetryclass/clerihew.htm The Art of Haiku Poetryhttp://www.lsi.usp.br/usp/rod/poet/haiku.html How to Write Limerick Poetryhttp://www.gigglepoetry.com/poetryclass/limerickcontesthelp.html How to write Cinquain Poetryhttp://www.edu.pe.ca/stjean/playing%20with%20poetry/Hickey/coleres.htmWhat is a metaphor?A figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarityUnderstanding metaphorshttp://www.lcc.gatech.edu/gallery/rhetoric/terms/metaphor.htmlWhat is a simile?A figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as') The Simile Satellite ActivitiesThis site explores the function, form and effect of simile in poetry. http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/listenandwrite/teachers/simact.htm What is alliteration?the repetition of consonant sounds - usually at the beginning of wordsWhat is onomatopoeia?a word that sounds like the thing it describesExample:splash, wow, gush, kerplunkWhat is a trope?The intentional use of a word or expression figuratively, i.e., used in a different sense from its original significance in order to give vividness or emphasis to an idea. Some important types of trope are: antonomasia, irony, metaphor, metonymy and synecdoche. Sidelight: Strictly speaking, a trope is the figurative use of a word or expression, while figure of speech refers to a phrase or sentence used in a figurative sense. The two terms, however, are often confused and used interchangeablyExamples: Metaphor, simile, oxymoron, and hyperbole are all kinds of figurative language.What is personification?A person who represents an abstract quality; "she is the personification of optimism"http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/lit_terms/personification.htmlWhat is Synonyms?Words or phrases which have similar meaning.http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/synonyms.htmWhat is a stanza?A fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poemWhat is imagery?Image is language that evokes one or all of the five senses: seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling, touching.What is a muse?Muse: the source of an artist's inspiration; "Euterpe was his muse" To get a list of other Poetic Glossary terms Please see Todays-Woman list http://www.todays-woman.net/dll.php?name=Dictionary or Robert Shubinski has assembled an excellent on-line resourcehttp://www.poeticbyway.com/glossary.htmlThis link also gives the term, definition and example of literary terms.http://www.kidskonnect.com/FigurativeLanguage/FigurativeLanguageHome.html About the Author
Rose is a published author from Canada Ontario and is also the founder of http://www.todays-woman.net a community for men and women over 18, where writers/poets/columnists meet and exchange ideas, contest, rate and review and help each other succeed in the writing industry. |
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