Elements of Poetry and Drama

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Elements of Poetry and Drama

Instructions Get out your Writer s Notebook and do the following: Write The Elements of Poetry and Drama Notes at the top of the page. Take notes as we review some important terms and elements we will discover as we read poetry and drama.

What is poetry? What are your initial feelings towards it? Why are some of us hesitant to engage with poetry?

Terms & Definitions Copy down the terms and definitions as we go. It s ok to put the definition into your own words

Poetry Basics Form and Structure

Stanz a A group of 2 or more lines that form a unit in a poem Paragraphs of poetry

Couplet A rhymed pair of lines & may be written in any rhythmic pattern

Quatrain A four-line stanza, or group of lines, in poetry Most common stanza in English poetry

Sonnet A lyric poem written in 14 lines Commonly written in iambic pentameter Shakespearean sonnets are written in 3 quatrains and a couplet

Lyric Poem Short poem in which a single speaker expresses personal thoughts and feelings

Ode A complex lyric poem that develops a dignified theme Appeal to the imagination and intellect May commemorate events or praise people or elements of nature

Narrative poem A poem that tells a story or recounts events

Epic poem A long, narrative poem on a serious subject Presented in a formal style Traces adventures of a great hero whose actions reflect the ideals and values of a nation or race Address universal concerns Good & evil Life & death Sin & redemption

Form The principles of arrangement in a poem- the ways in which lines are organized. Includes the following: Line length Placement of lines Grouping of lines into stanzas

Poetry Basics Sound Devices

Sound Device s Use of words for auditory effect Can convey meaning and mood or unify a work

alliteration The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

assonanc e The repetition of vowel sounds within nonrhyming words. Only their UsUal maneuvers, dear. -W.H.Auden, O What Is That Sound

consonanc e The repetition of consonant sounds within and at the end of words Unlike rhyme because vowel sounds before or following the repeated consonant sounds differ Used with other devices to create a musical quality, to emphasize words, or unify a poem

onomatopoeia The use of words whose sounds echo their meanings Buzz, whisper, gargle Poets choose words whose sounds intensify images and suggest meanings

onomatopoeia The use of words whose sounds echo their meanings Buzz, whisper, gargle Poets choose words whose sounds intensify images and suggest meanings

Poetry Basics Rhyme & Rhythm

Rhythm A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry

Meter A regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem.

Foot A unit of meter Consists of 1 stressed syllable & 1 or 2 unstressed syllables 4 types of metrical feet Iamb- unstressed, stressed Trochee-stressed, unstressed Anapest-2 unstressed, stressed Dactyl-stressed, 2 unstressed

Iambic pentameter Metrical pattern of 5 feet Each foot is made up of two syllables Unstressed, stressed Most common meter used in English poetry

Blank Verse Unrhymed poetry written in iambic pentameter Imitates natural rhythms of English speech Mostly what Shakespeare used

Rhyme Occurrence of similar or identical sounds at the end of two or more words

Internal Rhyme Rhyme that occurs within a single line of poetry

External Rhyme Rhyme that occurs at the ends of rhyme

Rhyme Scheme A pattern of end rhymes in a poem Noted by assigning a letter of the alphabet, beginning with a, to each line Lines that rhyme are given the same letter.

Poetry Basics Stuff you already know

Simile Comparison of two unlike things using like or as

Metaphor Comparison of two things which are basically unlike but have something in common. Does not use like or as

Personification A figure of speech in which human qualities are given to an object, animal, or idea.

Hyperbole Figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for emphasis or humorous effect Hyperbole is the best!

Oxymoron A special kind of concise paradox that brings together two contradictory term Brawling love jumbo shrimp near miss

Paradox A seemingly contradictory or absurd statement that may nonetheless suggest an important truth

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