Poetry Flashcards
(22 cards)
Rhythm
Flow of beat and give musical feel
Measured in meter by counting beats in each line
Rhyming patterns
AABB
ABAB
ABBA
ABCB
Imagery
Use of five senses to create vivid pictures or images in mind.
Stanzas are?
A group of lines
Couplet
Two lines
Tercet
Written in three lines usually rhymes
Quatrain
Four lines
Traditional Cinquan
Written in five lines
Do not rhyme
Line 1 - 2 syllables
Line 2 - 4 syllables
Line 3 - 6 syllables
line 4 - 8 syllables
Line 5 - 2 syllables
Word-count cinquain
One word Title
Two word desribe title
Three words describe action
Four words describe feeling
One word another word for title
Diamante
Seven line poem written in shape of a diamond
Does not rhyme
Follows pattern
Diamante Patern
Topic (Noun)
Two adjectives about noun
Three ‘ing’ words
Four nouns or short phrases
three ‘ing’
two adjectives
Ending topic noun
Types of diamante
Synonym and antonym diamante
Haiku
Japanese poems with 3 lines
Does not rhyme
5,7,5 syllables
About nature and captures a moment in time
Senryu
Same pattern as Haikyu
5,7,5
About human nature
Concrete poem
Poem written in shape of subject
Free verse
Does not use rhyme or patterns
Acrostic
First letter of each line spells the subject of poem
Does not usually rhyme
Limerick
Funny poem of 5 lines
Line 1 2 and 5 rhyme
Lime 3 and 4 are shorter and rhyme
Line 5 refer to line 1
Nonsense poem
Humorous poem with silly characters
Types of voice
Poet as speaker
Human character as speaker
Object as speaker
Animal as speakers
Two speakers
Multiple speakers
Authors purpose
Share feelings
Tell story
Send message
Be humorous
Be descriptive
Mood
Atmosphere or emotion in the poem created by poet
