Poetry Flashcards

1
Q

Acronym

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STIRRED

Structure
Tone
Imagery
Rhyme
Rhythm 
Effect on reader 
Diction
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2
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Cyclical

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Book ended structure

Begins and end same comment / idea

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3
Q

Caesura

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Broken sentence structure

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4
Q

The good teachers

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You love - declarative statement
Metra poetry - poem in poem
Inevitability of growing up

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5
Q

Death of a teacher

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Goes back to past
Poetry relives memory
Sensory imagery
Trees mataphor nature liveliness life continues life cycle relationship with teacher
Desk symbol education scratched shows ideas used. Transforms to tree going back to origins life cycle
No sudden realisations
Tree leave like a book preservation
Cyclical structure acceptance
Ends with out warning like life 
Eulogy poem on death 
Died yesterday blunt realisation
Caesura shows shock
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6
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Foreign

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Guides through thoughts
Cyclical structure
Poor conditions
Foreign accent feeling separated
Snow contrast red colourless happy drained
Mother / home sense of security
Transport - trapped hopelessness 
Caesura shows limited freedom and knowledge
Red shows negative towards migrants
Dream shows no want for change
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