Elements of Poetry And Literary Devices by Rechell Ramos https://padlet.com/linresmae25/f7v4ica77lgm4fnj English 18 en-us 2021-02-03 11:39:27 UTC 2022-04-28 14:43:17 UTC hello@padlet.com Elements of Poetry linresmae25 https://padlet.com/linresmae25/f7v4ica77lgm4fnj/wish/1158205300
  •  Alliteration is a repetition of the same consonant sounds in a sequence of words, usually at the beginning of a word or stressed syllable: “descending dew drops;” “luscious lemons.” Alliteration is based on the sounds of letters, rather than the spelling of words; for example, “keen” and “car” alliterate, but “car” and “cite” do not. 
  • Assonance is the repetition of similar internal vowel sounds in a sentence or a line of poetry, as in “I rose and told him of my woe.” 


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  • Rhyme is the repetition of identical or similar concluding syllables in different words, most often at the ends of lines. Rhyme is predominantly a function of sound rather than spelling; thus, words that end with the same vowel sounds rhyme, for instance, day, prey, bouquet, weigh, and words with the same consonant ending rhyme, for instance vain, rein, lane. The rhyme scheme of a poem, describes the pattern of end rhymes. Rhyme schemes are mapped out by noting patterns of rhyme with small letters: the first rhyme sound is designated a, the second becomes b, the third c, and so on. 
  • Rhythm is the term used to refer to the recurrence of stressed and unstressed sounds in poetry. Poets rely heavily on rhythm to express meaning and convey feeling. Caesura is a strong pause within a line of poetry that contributes to the rhythm of the line. When a line has a pause at its end, it is called an end-stopped line. Such pauses reflect normal speech patterns and are often marked by punctuation. A line that ends without a pause and continues into the next line for its meaning is called a run-on line or enjambment. 


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  • Stanza is a grouping of lines, set off by a space, which usually has a set pattern of meter and rhyme. Tone conveys the speaker’s implied attitude toward the poem’s subject. 
  • Tone is an abstraction we make from the details of a poem’s language: the use of meter and rhyme (or lack of them); the inclusion of certain kinds of details and exclusion of other kinds; particular choices of words and sentence pattern, or imagery and figurative language (diction). Another important element of tone is the order of words in sentences, phrases, or clauses (syntax).
    • ]]>     2021-02-03 11:55:59 UTC https://padlet.com/linresmae25/f7v4ica77lgm4fnj/wish/1158247595     linresmae25 https://padlet.com/linresmae25/f7v4ica77lgm4fnj/wish/1158267101  Figurative language is a form of language use in which the writers and speakers mean something other than the literal meaning of their words. Two figures of speech that are particularly important for poetry are simile and metaphor. A simile involves a comparison between unlike things using like or as. For instance, “My love is like a red, red rose.” A metaphor is a comparison between essentially unlike things without a word such as like or as. For example, “My love is a red, red rose.” Synecdoche is a type of metaphor in which part of something is used to signify the whole, as when a gossip is called a “wagging tongue.” Metonymy is a type of metaphor in which something closely associated with a subject is substituted for it, such as saying the “silver screen” to mean motion pictures.
    •  Imagery is the concrete representation of a sense impression, feeling, or idea that triggers our imaginative ere-enactment of a sensory experience. Images may be visual (something seen), aural (something heard), tactile (something felt), olfactory (something smelled), or gustatory (something tasted). Imagery may also refer to a pattern of related details in a poem. 
    ]]>     2021-02-03 12:02:27 UTC https://padlet.com/linresmae25/f7v4ica77lgm4fnj/wish/1158267101     Literary Devices in Poetry linresmae25 https://padlet.com/linresmae25/f7v4ica77lgm4fnj/wish/1158280251 1. Anaphora
    Anaphora describes a poem that repeats the same phrase at the beginning of each line. Sometimes the anaphora is a central element of the poem’s construction; other times, poets only use anaphora in one or two stanzas, not the whole piece.

    2. Conceit
    A conceit is, essentially, an extended metaphor. Which, when you think about it, it’s kind of stuck-up to have a fancy word for an extended metaphor, so a conceit is pretty conceited

    3. Apostrophe
    Don’t confuse this with the punctuation mark for plural nouns the literary device apostrophe is different. Apostrophe describes any instance when the speaker talks to a person or object that is absent from the poem.

    4. Metonymy & Synecdoche
    Metonymy and synecdoche are very similar poetic devices, so we’ll include them as one item. A metonymy is when the writer replaces “a part for a part,” choosing one noun to describe a different noun.

    5. Enjambment & End-Stopped Lines
    Poets have something at their disposal which prose writers don’t: the mighty line break. Line breaks and stanza breaks help guide the reader through the poem, and while these might not be hardline “literary devices in poetry,” they’re important to understanding the strategies of poetry writing.]]>     2021-02-03 12:06:30 UTC https://padlet.com/linresmae25/f7v4ica77lgm4fnj/wish/1158280251     linresmae25 https://padlet.com/linresmae25/f7v4ica77lgm4fnj/wish/2162757649 6. Zeugma
    Zeugma (pronounced: zoyg-muh) is a fun little device you don’t see often in contemporary poetry—it was much more common in ancient Greek and Latin poetry, such as the poetry of Ovid. This might not be an “essential” device, but if you use it on your own poetry, you’ll stand out for your mastery of language and unique stylistic choices.

    7. Repetition
    Strategic repetition of certain phrases can reinforce the core of your poem.

    8. Internal & End Rhyme
    Internal rhyme is just what it sounds like: two rhyming words juxtaposed inside of the line, rather than at the end of the line.

    9. Alliteration
    Alliteration is a powerful, albeit subtle, means of controlling the poem’s mood.

    10. Consonance & Assonance
    Consonance refers to consonant sounds, whereas assonance refers to vowel sounds. 





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    Euphony, from the Greek for “pleasant sounding,” refers to words or sentences which flow pleasantly and sound sweetly. Look towards any of the poems we’ve mentioned or the examples we’ve given, and euphony sings to you like the muses.

    Cacophony is a bit harder to find in literature, though certainly not impossible. Cacophony is euphony’s antonym, “unpleasant sounding,” though the effect doesn’t have to be unpleasant to the reader.

    12. Meter
    meter can affect how the reader moves and feels your poem, and some contemporary poets write in meter.


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