"Ode to Common Things" Vocabulary (by Pablo Neruda)- Lift 2

Unique

• Different from anyone or anything else

• Common and ordinary

• Similar to others

• Unusual but not distinct

Structure of a Poem

• The emotional tone of the poem.

• The physical form of a poem.

• The theme or subject matter of the poem.

• The historical context of the poem.

Rhythm

/ ri-thm /

• The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry.

• The emotional tone conveyed by the words.

• The “beat” created by the words in the poem.

• The visual layout of the poem on the page.

• Benefit

• / bene - ft /

• To be harmful to someone or something

• To be useful to someone or something

• To be indifferent to someone or something

• To be detrimental to someone or something

• Generate

• / che - ne - reit /

• To produce or make something

• To destroy or eliminate something

• To consume or use something

• To transfer or exchange something

• Hardship

• A situation that is very difficult

• A type of financial investment

• A form of entertainment

• A method of communication

• Feature

• / fi chr /

• To exclude from consideration

• To include as an important part

• To analyze in detail

• To summarize briefly

Rhyme

/raim/

• When words have the same sound.

• When words have different meanings.

• When words are spelled the same.

• When words are used in a sentence.

Stanzas

• Groups of lines.

• Single lines of poetry.

• A type of rhyme scheme.

• A collection of stanzas.

• Demonstrate

• To show how something works

• To hide something from view

• To create a new invention

• To explain a theory