Help with poems no specific poem any poem need help please.
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Examples of these in any poem? Euphony Hyperbole Onomatopoeia Simile Ekphrastic Inversion Metaphor Synecdoche doesnt matter what poem its from all it asks for is an example of the line in any poem
Poetry Terms POETRY TERMS AND EXAMPLES ON THE WEB POETRY category of literature that uses imaginative language selected and arranged to get a specific emotional response; using sound and rhythm to show an experience SONNET a poem of 14 iambic pentameter lines (5 beats per line- unrhymed / rhymed) with a rhyme scheme of abab, cdcd, efef, gg - see below chart for complete sonnet example and rules BALLAD a poem that tells a story (folk origin) and is written to be sung HAIKU poetry (Japanese) in which three lines of exactly five, seven, and five syllables are used to present a picture; usually deals with a subject in nature or a spiritual insight FREE VERSE poetry in which there is neither rhyme nor a regular meter; also called vers libre (Latin for "free verse") EPIC POEM an extended (long) narrative poem which tells the deeds of a legendary or real hero ALLUSION a reference to a famous person or event in history (mythology, the Bible, etc.) ALLITERATION the repetition of sounds in a series of words: W alking in a w inter w onderland SIMILE a figure of speech (using "like" or "as") in which an object is said to be like a different object: "My love is like a red, red rose " "She is as fresh as the morning dew" METAPHOR a figure of speech (without using "like or "as") in which an object is said to be like a different object: "My love is my whole universe" "He is an angry bull" ONOMATOPOEIA a word whose sound suggests its sense or meaning (sounds like the actual thing it is): hiss, clang, splash, buzz, hum REFRAIN a regularly repeated line or phrase of poetry that recurs throughout the poem OXYMORON a poetic device in which two words of opposite meaning are brought together: "exact estimate," "definite maybe," " instant classic," "new tradition," " modern history," "jumbo shrimp," "pretty awful," "working vacation," "plastic glasses," "virtual reality" SYMBOLISM an object or action that represents something greater (more) than itself; expressed in the form of object-to-idea: clock = time, dove = peace, ring = love, green = envy or greed STANZA a group of lines of poetry arranged as a unit with breaks (spaces) between each group COUPLET two rhyming lines of poetry: "He was not sure exactly where they'd meet And so he paced for hours upon the street" PERSONIFICATION giving human qualities / attributes to inanimate objects or animals or ideas, as if they can think or speak or act: "the waves grabbed at his feet and greeted him with happiness" IMAGERY a term used to refer to verbal representations of sensory (taste, sight, touch, sound, smell) objects or sensations: "The hare limped trembling through the frozen blades of icy grass" municipal SONNET EXAMPLE AND RULES FOR WRITING 1. 14 lines in length o three sets of four lines (quatrains) o two lines at end of poem are a couplet (last two lines rhyme) 2. Each line has 10 syllables (every other syllable is a hard accent, every first syllable is a soft accent): I think I'll walk alone today, my friend 3. There is a rhyme scheme o abab (first set of four lines) o cdcd (second set of four lines) o efef (third set of four lines) o gg (last two lines, called a couplet) 4. Thematic (main idea) structure - first two quatrains set up a problem; third quatrain begins to answer problem, ending couplet tries to solve problem I hear / the foot/steps co/ming down / the hall a I won/der what / my fate / is going / to be b I see / the sil/houette / upon / the wall a And feel / a shud/der as / my dread / fills me. b It brings / to mind / a time / once, long / ago c When, walk/ing home / alone / I heard / a noise; d I ran, / but with / no no/tion where / to go c While wish/ing for / my home / my friends / my toys. d This time / I think / I'll look / to see / behind e What fo/llows me / as on/ward still / I move f It's hard / to say / when loo/king what / we'll find e But with / closed eyes / a prob/lem won't / improve! f I know / the time / to face / my fear / is now -- g I pause / and start / to turn / but can't, / somehow. g
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