Kunst Poetry PreTest

rhyme that is close, but not exact. ex: wind and again, walk and buck

looking at the number of beats in a line to determine meter

organic poem that takes a shape

repeated words or phrases used for emphasis

words that sound like what they describe. ex: "bang went the window..."

when one thing stands for something else

one segment of a poem, makes up stanzas

senses to help reader see, hear, smell, taste, touch

group of lines - like a paragraph

terms that show meaning through comparisons.

poem without rules

entity talking in the poem - NOT necessarily the poet (but it could be)

rhyme at the ends of lines. ex: Whose woods... know,/His house... though;

grand exaggeration. ex: "I had to wait an eternity..."

pattern of syllables in poetry

last words of each line following a rhyme pattern. ex: ABBAABBACDECDE

traditional funny poem with sing-song meter and AABBA rhyme scheme

repeated consonant sounds inside non-rhyming words. ex: "filled little"

way a poem looks on a page

line with punctuation at the end to tell you to pause

story or meaning of poem – can vary but should have examples for proof

traditional poem: 14 lines, iambic pentameter, rhyme scheme

looking at the elements/terms used in a poem

pair of lines (usually they rhyme)

poem with specific rules (usually fits at least 2 of 3 rules for rhyme, meter, and/or form)

giving human qualities to non-human things. ex: "a small bird rioting..."

traditional Japanese poem with 5/7/5 meter

direct comparison using like or as. ex: "bats sailed like kites..."

reading a poem aloud to share its meaning

repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words. ex: "quirky cart"

reference that calls something in our common culture to mind without mentioning it specifically

specific pattern of syllables in poetic lines. ex: iambic pentameter or 5/7/5

line with no punctuation at the end, keep reading to the next line

repeated vowel sounds inside non-rhyming words. ex: "rapid flapping"

poem that sounds most like our normal speaking patterns

direct comparison without like or as. ex: "I dwell in possibility..."

rhyme within a line or two lines. ex: I pass through the pores of the ocean and shores;

set of four lines (often in a stanza)

terms about musical quality. ex: repetition, assonance, consonance, etc.