Poetry 2

​R.1.4 - Poetry - Analyze the impact of various poetic forms on meaning and style.

​Syntax - word order, or the way in which the elements of language (words, phrases, clauses, etc.) are arranged to create well-formed sentences
Meter - a regular pattern of unstressed and stressed syllables in a line of poetry
Rhyme - the repetition of the same or similar sounds in a poem
Poetic Form - the particular set of rules guiding the arrangement of words and lines in a poem

ON YOUR GUIDED NOTES WORKSHEET, MATCH THE NUMBER OF THE DEFINITION TO THE VOCABULARY TERM LISTED ABOVE.

​Diction - word choice, or the type of language an author uses.
Figurative Language - expressions used for descriptive or rhetorical effect that are not literally true but that express some truth beyond the literal level
Stanza - the basic unit of a poem, made up of a series of lines
Grammar - a system of language rules used to form sentence in speech or writing
ON YOUR GUIDED NOTES WORKSHEET, MATCH THE NUMBER OF THE DEFINITION TO THE VOCABULARY TERM LISTED ABOVE.

Multiple Choice

Which answer best describes how SYNTAX and DICTION are similar?

• they both deal with literal meanings of words

• they both have the same rhyme

• they both deal with structure and style of language

• thy both can only be used in poetry

Match

Match the following:

• word choice, or the type of language an author uses

• a regular pattern of unstressed and stressed syllables in a line of poetry

• A particular set of rules for words and lines in a poem

• the repetition of the same or similar sounds in a poem

• word arrangement to create sentences

diction

meter

poetic form

rhyme

syntax

• diction

• meter

• poetic form

• rhyme

• syntax

​Rhythm - the pattern of unstressed and stressed syllables in a line of poetry

Line - a string of words in a poem, not necessarily a full sentence or phrase

ON YOUR GUIDED NOTES WORKSHEET, MATCH THE NUMBER OF THE DEFINITION TO THE VOCABULARY TERMS ABOVE.

Multiple Choice

An END RHYME is most likely:

• words at the beginning of two or more lines that sound the same

• words in the middle of two or more lines that sound the same.

• words at the end of two or more lines that sound the same

• Words at the start and finish of two lines that sound different

​Slant Rhyme: words that share some similar sounds, but do not rhyme perfectly 

Example: “He kindly stopped for me-The Carriage held but just Ourselves- And Immortality.”

Internal rhyme: it occurs within a single line or a verse

Example: “Don't hate me, break me I won't let it take me is how I'm feelin lately.”

Multiple Select

Which contains the SLANT rhymes?

• "Into the darkness and I see the light."

• "The light fades, but hope still waits."

• "I see the free tree by the sea."

• "Her voice was soft, but the night was lost."

​What is a SONNET?



A sonnet has 14 lines. 

• Each line has 10 syllables. 

• Sonnets are usually written in iambic pentameter. Iambic pentameter is a meter of 10 syllables in each line and a regular pattern of unstressed and stressed syllables.

Dropdown

A sonnet has​

Select answer

lines.

Multiple Choice

In a sonnet, each line has how many syllables?

• 14

• 12

• 10

• 16

​A Shakespearean Sonnet:

- 3 quatrains (a set of four lines that communicate a message)

- A rhyming couplet (a set of two lines at the end of a sonnet and typically reveals the THEME of the poem)

- has a regular rhyme scheme of ABAB/CDCD/EFEF/GG

Multiple Choice

A QUATRAIN is a set of how many lines?

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

Open Ended

Type the RHYME SCHEME of a SONNET: (hint-you can find it in your handout)