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Poetry Terms
Part C. Form and Sound:
Word Bank 1:
Literary Term
1.
poetry
verse
lyric poem
HOW the poet says it
poetry
speaker
stanza
Definition and Examples
a type of literature (genre) in which language, images,
sound, and rhythm are combined to create an emotional
effect
2. lyric poem
a poem that is an expression of an emotion
e.g., song “Yesterday” and poem “If There Be Sorrow”
3. speaker
the voice in a poem (similar to the narrator of a story)
4. verse
a line in a poem (similar to a sentence)
5. stanza
a group of lines that form a unit in a poem
(similar to a paragraph)
Word Bank 2:
Literary Term
6. alliteration
rhyme scheme
alliteration
end rhyme
rhythm
internal rhyme
repetition
near/slant rhyme
Definition and Examples
the repetition of initial consonant sounds (same first sound)
u
l
7. rhythm
the pattern of beats (of unstressed and stressed syllables)
in a line of poetry
8. rhyme scheme
the pattern of end rhymes in a poem (abacdd, etc.)
9. repetition
the recurrence of sounds, words, phrases, lines, or
stanzas in a piece of writing
10. end rhyme
rhyme that occurs at the end of lines
11. near/slant rhyme
words that nearly or almost rhyme with one another
e.g., The following pairs of words nearly or almost rhyme:
soul and all
earth and death
rhyme and line
rose and dove save and live
that is (z sound) and lattice (s sound) almost rhyme
12. internal rhyme
rhyme that occurs within a line
Part D.
Analyzing the Form of “Yesterday”
1.
The song “Yesterday” has _______ stanzas.
2.
There are _______ lines in each stanza.
3.
The poet, Paul McCartney, used internal rhyme in four lines. These lines are
line _______ with the words _____________________ and ____________________
line ______
with the words _____________________ and ____________________
line _______ with the words _____________________ and ____________________
line _______ with the words _____________________ and ____________________
4.
For each stanza, count out and write the number of beats per line in the second
column at the end of each line. What pattern do the beats per line follow?
The pattern of beats per line create rhythm!
Notice how stanzas ______ , ______ , ______ , and _____ all follow the same pattern.
Stanzas ______ and ______ share the same pattern.
This pattern creates a balanced, calming effect.
5.
Let’s map out the rhyme scheme for “Yesterday.”
Be sure to use all lowercase letters.
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
Label the first line a.
All other lines that end with the same rhyme as the a line should also be
labeled a.
Label the next new rhyme b.
All other lines that end with the same rhyme as the b line should also be
labeled b.
Label the next new rhyme c, and so on . . .
What is the rhyme scheme for the second stanza? _____ _____ _____ _____
How does this differ from the other stanzas?
What could be the significance or importance of this?
It stands out, and therefore, gets our attention.
It’s the most important stanza.
It contains the theme or main point of the poem/song.