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How does this link to the mood of the poem? Language The power of individual words or phrases and the overall effect of the language in a poem. When I read the poem and look away, what words, phrases or lines do I remember? Why are they powerful? How does the language of the poem support the overall effect and meaning?
Language is like the engine of a poem. What fires it up is thinking about the power of the language. This can be a strategy for getting to the heart of a poem. Poetic techniques or devices Ways in which a poet uses language in a particular way to create effect eg simile, metaphor, alliteration, personification.
How do specific techniques link to meaning? Identifying techniques is only the first step. A good analysis has to think about how these link to meaning and effect. She Walks in Beauty by Lord Byron. She walks in beauty, like the night.
Dactyl: a foot with three syllables, one that is stressed and two that are unstressed. Meter: The term meter refers to the number of feet that are in a line of a poem. There can be any number of feet in a line of poetry, and there can even be more than one type of foot.
Some meters are used more frequently than others. Tetrameter: A line with 4 feet Pentameter: A line with 5 feet Hexameter: A line with 6 feet Heptameter: A line with 7 feet Octameter: a line with 8 feet. If a line of a poem has five feet, and each of those feet are iambs, the line of the poem is referred to as being an iambic pentameter. This is the most frequently seen metric pattern in poetry.
By looking over the poem, you are essentially searching for patterns of stressed and unstressed syllables in hopes of determining what type of feet are being used. From here, you should be able to determine that meter of the poem — Whether it be an iambic pentameter, trochaic hexameter or anapestic trimester. There are multiple ways to write a poem and there are several different forms that could be used. There are times when the form of the poem might be determined by the meter, but there are also times where it might be determined by the content or the organization of the poem itself.
Stanza: A group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph. Quatrain: A stanza with four lines. Couplet: A stanza with two lines. Ballad: Poetry that tells a story similar to a folktale, often includes quatrains and lines that are iambic trimeter. Elegy: Poetry that is sad and emotional, often written about death. Epic: A narrative poem.
Lyric: Poetry used to express emotions. Narrative: A poem that tells a story. Sonnet: A sonnet typically has 14 lines. However, there are multiple variations of sonnets. Petrarchan sonnet or Italian sonnet : Each of its 14 lines will be written in iambic pentameter. There will be an octave a group of 8 lines at the beginning, and a sestet a group of 6 lines at the end.
Shakespearean sonnet or English sonnet Each of its 14 lines will be written in iambic pentameter. There will be three quatrains, and will end with a couplet.
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