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NEW POETRY TERMS English 11 Slide 2 APOSTROPHE Addressing someone or something as though they are there, but are actually absent, or non existent. Ex. In class we are going over the exam schedule and someone points out an error and Ms. Cassie says Silly Mr. Shawn. You didnt double check the schedule for mistakes Slide 3 APOSTROPHE Slide 4 CACOPHONY The use of harsh and unmusical sounds. Ex. Trudge, brisk, crack These are words/lines that are difficult to say, you have to slow down to read it accurately Slide 5 CONSONANCE The repetition of consonant sounds in the middle of end of the words Alliteration: sounds at the beginning Consonance: sounds in the middle or end Slide 6 COUPLET Two consecutive lines of poetry which rhyme: Slide 7 ELEGY A poem of mourning, usually over the death of an individual. Slide 8 EUPHEMISM A mild expression or indirect word substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt. Slide 9 EUPHEMISM Slide 10 EUPHONY Sounds which are pleasing to the ear. Slide 11 METER When we look at meter, we are looking at the syllable breakdown in each line of a poem Slide 12 IAMBIC PENTAMETER An iamb is 2 syllables that you read in an unstressed-stressed pattern Eg. The DOG \ went TO \ the PARK = 3 iambs Also called iamb meter Iambic pentameter is a form of a poem that is 5 iambs in each line (or 10 syllables Slide 13 INTERNAL RHYME When there in rhyme within the line Ex. You cant escape the bat when its killed by the cat. Slide 14 JUXTAPOSITION Purposely placing close together to contrast such as placing black and white photos beside colour photos. Slide 15 OCTAVE And 8 line stanza or an 8 line poem Slide 16 PASTORAL A type of poem that deals with an idealized way with shepherds and rustic life. Moonlight on the Countryside From deep beyond the canyon rim, Appearing at first night; The moon appears upon a whim And relays its borrowed light. Then rising there above the knoll, Through wisps of misty white; The moonlight falls as flakes of snow Upon the countryside. Slide 17 PUN The use of a word or phrase to suggest two or more meanings at the same time. Puns are generally humorous. Slide 18 QUATRAIN A stanza of four lines, usually with alternating rhymes. Slide 19 SATIRE The literary art of diminishing a subject by making it ridiculous and evoking towards it attitudes of amusement, contempt, or scorn. Slide 20 SESTET A 6 line Stanza. Review! 2 line stanza that rhyme - ? 4 line stanza? 6 line stanza? 8 line stanza? Slide 21