Poetry Review: Types & Terms

For Mrs. Acton’s 3rd Period Class

For the silver quiz on Wednesday, February 1st...You should be able to…

1. ...know all definitions and characteristics for the all of the types of poetry and all of the poetic terms we’ve covered

2. ...recognize those same types/terms when you see them in a new poem

FYI: This quiz is a “mental check” before our last 2 poetry activities coming up that are like “water ski[ing] across a poem” and “press[ing] an ear against its hive” that Billy Collins wrote about...all leading up to the gold grade essay that will show what have learned (not just memorized) about poetry.

Lyric Poetry“ Forgetfulness” - Hart Crane

Lyrics are short poems (under 100 lines). They express

thoughts, emotions, and feelings. There are four different

types of poetry terms. One term is free verse, which has no

rhyme scheme. Next, is the term simile, which compares

words using “like” or “as”. Also, is the term metaphor, which

compares words without using “like” or “as”. Lastly, is the term

imagery, which uses strong images using the five senses.

Poetic TermsSimile- A comparison using the words “like” or “as”. Ex:

“Forgetfulness is like a bird whose wings are reconciled.” (Crane 3)

Metaphor- Comparison, when you say something is something else. Ex:

“Forgetfulness is white.” (Crane 8)

Imagery- Strong images using the 5 senses. Ex: “Outspread and

Motionless.” (Crane 4)

Free Verse- No rhyme scheme. Ex: “Forgetfulness” by Hart Crane

Epic Poetry

An Epic is a Long Narrative Poem. These poems usually last book length of 1000’s of lines. The stories involved a hero’s journey.

Epic ExamplesThe Epic Of Gilgamesh was written in Mesopotamia in the 18th century BCE and the Author is unknown.

The Iliad was written by Homer in the 8th Century in Greece.

The Odyssey was also written by HOmer in the 8th Century in Greece.

The Aeneid was written in the 3rd Century BCE by Virgil in Rome.

THe Beowulf was written in the 8th Century in Scandinavia and the author is unknown.

Ballad An example of a ballad is “ Long Black Veil” sung by Johnny Cash

What are Ballad? They are a type of

narrative told in a story. They have a refrain structure which is repeated.

Ballad TermsTo refrain means to repeat a line in a stanza.

In “Long Black Veil” the refraining line is “She walks these hills

in a long black veil. She visits my grave when the night winds

wail. Nobody knows,nobody sees, nobody knows but me”(Cash

stanza 2).

Narrative Poetry!!!Mrs. Acton's English class Group 5

Ballads & Epics

A narrative poem is when someone tells a story. It usually has voices of a narrator and characters in the story.

Poetic Terms Point of view- The way in which something is viewed.

Characters- Any letter, figure, or symbol used in writing and printing.

Settings- The time, place, etc., as of a story.

Plot- The plan of action of a play, novel.

HaikuAn old silent pond

A frog jumps into the pond

Splash! Silence again.

By Basho Matsuo

Haikus are about exclusion(leaves something out).

Poetic termsThematic Idea=It's about nature Ex=Nature

Imagery=It creates a clear image Ex=”an old silent pond”

Syllable Count=There are 17 syllables in it

Limericks

Edward Lear; “There was an Old Person whose habits.” and “There was an Old Person of Buda.” Ogden Nash; “A jolly young fellow from Yuma.” and “There was a girl from old Natchez.” Limericks were created in the 18th century. They are often funny, witty, and sometimes lewd. They often manipulate words to fit the structure of the poem.

Poetic TermsRhyme scheme- the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse

Syllable structure- combination of allowable segments and typical sound sequences

9 I once got a present from mama A By: Jack and Mackenzie

9 So happy that it was a llama A

5 Should I name it Trump B

5 Should I name it Dump B

9 I think I will name it Obama A

SonnetsPercy Bysshe Shelley, “Ozymandias”

Edna St. Vincent Millay, “Love is Not All”

Sonnets are 14 line poems with an ab, cd, ef rhyme scheme, that give a big idea. A sonnet has four parts and each part is about its own subject. The last two lines of the poem are the big idea.

Poetic Terms (as discussed for sonnets)Rhyme scheme - The ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse.

Example - A B A B C D C D E F E F G G

Alliteration - the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

Example - “death’s dateless”(Shakespeare 5)

Assonance - in poetry, the repetition of the sound of a vowel or diphthong in non rhyming stressed syllables near enough to each other for the echo to be discernible

Example -” The woods are lovely, dark and deep.”(Robert Frost 5)

Thematic Idea - of or relating to a theme.

Examples - “When the first bird sings and the first bud opes, “(Paul Dunbar 4)