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Review of Poetic Terms

Review of Poetic Terms. 2011-2012. Day 1. What is poetry? . A type of literature that expresses ideas/ feelings or tells a story in a specific form (usually using lines and stanzas). Poet The author of the poem. Speaker The narrator of the poem. Point of View in Poetry. Poetry Forms.

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Literary Devices

Literary Devices. Alliteration Allusion Catharsis Consonance Flashback Foil Foreshadowing Hamartia Hyperbole Imagery Irony Metaphor. Onomatopoeia Oxymoron Paradox Pathetic Fallacy Personification Prose Pun Repetition Rhetorical Question Satire Simile Symbolism.

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Gothic poetry

Gothic poetry. Year 11 Advanced English. Lesson Objectives. To introduce Gothic poetry and the conventions and themes represented within this genre; To demonstrate the poetic techniques used to convey the themes and concepts common to the gothic genre of poetry;

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Gothic poetry

Gothic poetry. Year 11 Advanced English. Lesson Objectives. To introduce Gothic poetry and the conventions and themes represented within this genre; To demonstrate the poetic techniques used to convey the themes and concepts common to the gothic genre of poetry;

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Night A novel by Elie Wiesel

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Figurative Language Review 2

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Figurative Language

Figurative Language. The muscles on his brawny arms are strong as iron bands The road was a ribbon of moonlight The trees danced in the wind Giving inanimate objects/animals human characteristics Wide eyed and wondering while we wait for others to waken. Beginning of each word.

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Figures of Speech

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Types of Poetry

Types of Poetry. Power Point #3. Lyric Poetry. The most common form of poetry Most poetry we think of is lyric poetry Focuses on a single idea or image expresses the thoughts & feelings of a poet Can rhyme or be in free verse

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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE . ALLUSION. "I was not born in a manger. I was actually born on Krypton and sent here by my father, Jor -el, to save the Planet Earth." (Senator Barack Obama). ASSONANCE.

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The Use of Sounds in Poetry

The Use of Sounds in Poetry. Megan Schonhar English IV 25 March 2013. Jacob Kobler Shane Nelson. Types. There are many different types of sound techniques in poetry. Alliteration Assonance Cacophony Rhyme Onomatopoeia Rhythm

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Semester Exam Review

Semester Exam Review. 2011. Literary Terms. Write the definition and give an example of each of the following literary terms. Your example should be from a short story that we read this year. External Conflict Inferences Internal Conflict Irony Point of View. Poe.

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Poetry notes II

Poetry notes II. Tropes. A trope is a word referring to figurative language. It is the larger, overarching word used to describe poetic devices such as: hyperbole, metaphors, and allusions. Tropes are often common, and found throughout different texts and genres.

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The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curi

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Phonaesthetics

Phonaesthetics. the study of the inherent pleasantness or unpleasantness of the sound of certain words, phrases, and sentences. Euphony. A pleasant sound Usually associated with assonance (the repetition of vowel sounds) Examples:

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