Poetry

• Poetry- is an intricate literary form that evokes imaginative awareness and emotional response through chosen language and arranged form of its meaning, sound and rhythm.
• Speaker- the narrative voice of the poem. The poem could also be in first person.
• Tone- refers to the persona's voice/tone in the poem. The authors feelings, thoughts and emotions are associated with the person or thing
• Mood- this is the feeling or vibes that the readers get from the poem. It creates an emotional setting for the reader.
• Theme- is the universal idea that threads through the entire story.
• Structure of poetry- the way it is presented to the reader
• couplet- 2 line stanzas
• 3 line stanzas- tercet
• 4 line stanzas - Quatrain
• 5 line stanzas- Quintet
• 6 line stanzas - Setset
• 7 line stanzas - Septet
• 8 line stanzas - Octave
• 9 line stanzas- Spenserian
• 14 line stanzas - Sonet
• Diction- style of writing and speaking determined by the choice of words of a speaker or writer.
• Symbolism- Feeling or emotions associated with an object that uses symbols and are closely-related.
• Lyrical Poetry- expresses personal thoughts and emotions. A short poem that has a characteristic of a song.
• Epic- a long narrative poem that normally talks about adventure or heroic events.
• Elegy- a type of poem that expresses lament or mourning of the dead. Feeling of grief or melancholy. Them-death.
• ODE- a type of poetry that expresses dignity and praise for some persons, object, idea or event. Exalted in tone and formal in structure and content.
• Dramatic poetry- this is closely related to a drama. It uses dramatic technique and may unfold the story.
• Sonet- consisting of 14 lines and known to follow a strict pattern of rhyme. Classified into Petrarchan, Shakesperean, Spenserian and Miltonic Sonets.
• Ballad- normally talks about legends or folk tales.
• Narrative poetry- narrates a story that uses poetic diction, either real or imaginary.
• Soliloquy- addressed to oneself. Thoughts spoken out loud without addressed to another.
• Dramatic Monologue- combination of drama and poetry. Presents some line or word to a single character in a particular situation.
• Cinquain-a poem consisting of five line stanza.
• Free verse- a poem that doesn't rely on any particular form, meter, or rhyme scheme, yet still conveys powerful feelings and ideas.
• Name poem- a poem that has acronyms of a person or thing.
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