Thursday, 25 February 2016

Year 9 Poetry Terms homework

Homework for two weeks (I said it was due March 10th, but that's interform, so March 11th)
·        Learn the definitions. You should know what all the terms mean and be able to give an example. Get someone to test you or try here: https://quizlet.com/_ol9je
·        Learn how to spell the terms.
·        Create a beautiful poster on one of the techniques, demonstrating your understanding of it. Include a definition, a way to remember how to spell the term, and some different examples from poetry (plenty of poetry books in library – Mrs Fletcher will help if you ask). You may wish to use your own examples.

Onomatopoeia


Words or groups of words that are used to imitate the natural sounds of things. “the pitter patter of rain on the windows”, “Pow!”,
Repetition

The use of the same words, or phrases, used close together
Rhyme



The echoing of sounds within or at the end of lines
E.g.     I travelled among unknown men,
            In lands beyond the sea;
            Nor, England, did I know til then
            What love I bore to thee.
Pace

The speed of the poem; whether the words and rhythm make you want to read it quickly or slowly

Simile


When one thing is said to be like another; a comparison.
E.g. She was as white as a sheet
It dried up, like a raisin in the sun
Stanza

Another word for verse. It refers to the groups of lines in a poem
Rhythm
The beat of a poem, particularly the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables
Personification
An inanimate object is given human qualities
E.g. the wind kicked the window and laughed out loud
Alliteration
The repetition of a letter or letter sound, especially at the beginning of words. Used for emphasis and to link ideas.
E.g. five miles meandering with a mazy motion
Metaphor
When one thing is said to be another.
E.g. The moon was a ghostly galleon
Line
A formal structural division in a poem. May vary in length from one syllable to a large number of words.
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Assonance


An imperfect form of rhyme which counts only the vowel sound of the chief rhyming syllable: a half-rhyme
Hyperbole
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Enjambment
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