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PoetryTypes and Devices
Types of Poetry
Types of PoetryBallads
Short, narrative poem (Tells a story)Two or four lines with a refrain (resolution or
summary of the poem)Epic
Long narrative poemCelebrates the adventures and achievements of
a hero
Types of PoetryFree verse
Content is usually free of traditional rules of writing poetry (no fixed meter or rhyme scheme present)
SonnetA poem consisting of 14 lines with Iambic
Pentameter with a specific rhyme scheme (abab cdcd efef gg)
Types of PoetryHaiku (or Natural Haiku)
Originated as a Japanese style of poetry3 unrhymed lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables Usually written in present tense and focused on nature
Senryu (or Human Haiku)Also originated as a Japanese style of poetry3 unrhymed lines of 5,7, and 5 syllablesUsually written in present tense but instead of focusing
on nature, the senryu focuses on human nature and emotion
OdeA poem praising a person, place, or thing
Types of Poetry (Concluded)Narrative Poetry
Tells a storyExamples: “The Raven” by Edgar Allen Poe
“Love Story” by Taylor Swift
Emotive Poetry Heavy emphasis on the writer’s emotions, or trying
to play upon the readers’ or listeners’ emotionsExamples: “My Mistress’ Eyes are Nothing Like the Sun”
by William Shakespeare“Missing You” by P. Diddy featuring Faith Evans“Someone Like You” by Adele
Poetic Devices
Poetic DevicesAlliteration – the repetition of initial sounds in neighboring
wordsExample: “I said a hip hop,
Hippie to the hippie, The hip, hip a hop, and you don't stop, a rock it”
(excerpt from “Rapper’s Delight” by The Sugarhill Gang)
AssonanceThe repetition of vowel sounds but not consonant sounds
Consonance The repetition of consonant sounds but not vowel sounds
Note: Alliteration only occurs at the beginning of neighboring words, whereas Assonance and Consonance can occur anywhere in the word
Poetic DevicesAllusion
Brief reference to a person, event, or place which can be either real or made up, or to a work of art.
Example: “Labor day parade, rest in peace Bob Marley,Statue of Liberty, long live the World Trade,Long live the king yo,”
(excerpt from “Empire State of Mind” by Jay-Z)
Oxymoron Two contradictory words togetherExamples: Jumbo Shrimp, Icy Hot
Poetic DevicesConnotation
When you get the meaning of a word from what was read before and after the word.
Sometimes the connotation of a word can be affected by what was written around it.
Denotation The literal meaning of a word; the dictionary
meaning.
Poetic DevicesHyperbole
An exaggeration or overstatementExample: I must’ve spent about a million
dollars to get my car repaired.
Understatementa belittlement (making light of something)Example: (While standing out in a snowstorm)
Gosh! It’s a bit chilly today, isn’t it?
Poetic DevicesMetaphor and Simile
Metaphor – comparison of two unlike things
Simile – comparison of two unlike things using “like” or “as”
Examples: “On a stormy sea of moving emotion (Metaphor) Tossed about I'm like a ship on the ocean
(Simile)”
(excerpt from “Carry On Wayward Son” by Kansas)
Poetic DevicesImagery
Language that evokes one or all of the five senses
Example: The red apple was crisp and sweet.
OnomatopoeiaA word that imitates the sound it representsExamples: Bang! Boom! Zap! Splat!
Poetic DevicesMeter
Rhythm established by a poem. Dependent on the number of syllables in a line
as well as the way those syllables are accented. (stressed or unstressed)
RhythmIn poetry, it is a recognizable pulse which gives
a distinct beat to a line and also gives it shape.
Poetic DevicesRhyme Scheme
The way in which the words which rhyme at the end of lines in a poem are organized.
Examples: (aabb, abab, ababcdcd)
Internal RhymeWhen two words on the same line rhyme with
each otherExample: “Ah, distinctly I remember, it was in the bleak
December”(excerpt from “The Raven” by Edgar Allen Poe)
Poetic DevicesPersonification
To give human qualities to animals or objects
Example: My car decided to stall yesterday.
MoodThe emotional attitude the writer takes
towards the subjectExamples: Sarcastic, Happy, Humorous, Sad, etc.