and to the situation in which it is used. Dialogue-a third way to make your language more vivid. Diction-a writer’s choice of words‚ particularly for clarity‚ effectiveness‚ and precision. Iambic couple-a rhythmic pattern an unaccented syllable followed by an accented syllable: two successive lines that rhyme. Journal-a kind of autobiographical writing‚ generally a day-by-day record of events in a person’s life and of that person’s reflections. Metaphor-a figure of speech that makes a comparison
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Appendix Sonnet 18 Shakespeare 1 Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? 2 Thou art more lovely and more temperate: 3 Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May‚ 4 And summer’s lease hath all too short a date: 5 Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines‚ 6 And often is his gold complexion dimmed‚ 7 And every fair from fair sometime declines‚ 8 By chance‚ or nature’s changing course untrimmed: 9 But thy eternal summer shall not fade‚ 10 Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest‚
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“To Lucasta‚ Going to the Wars” is written in ballad meter‚ alternating between eight syllable and 6 syllable lines with an ABAB rhyme scheme. The poem‚ for the most part‚ follows the ballad meter and does not stray off of its form‚ making the poem flow with a steady‚ comfortable rhythm. Ballad metered poems are commonly used for romantic poems‚ which “To Lucasta‚ Going to the Wars”
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songs - "The last rose of summer" and "Believe me if all those endearing young charms. THE BALLAD: • Narrative poem • Simple story • skeletal plot • little description of setting or character • Dialog • Tragic or sensual subjects • Iambic meter • Rhyme scheme • Varied stanza
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Assignment #1: Poetic Terminology 1. Alliteration- repetition of a particular sound or syllable two or more times in a group [EX: Elderly elephants egress elegantly] 2. Allusion- casual reference or implication of something [EX: Titles of books often allude to what the contents will hold‚ subtly or not. A book titled Little House on the Prairie implies that there will be a small house on a plain of grass.] 3. Analogy-two things that have something in common making them comparable [EX:
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Love I will be writing about William Shakespeare ’s poem "Sonnet 130." In the sonnet‚ every other line rhymes‚ with the exception of the last two lines which rhyme on their own as a rhyming couplet. The poem follows the rhyme scheme of a-b-a-b‚ c-d-c-d‚ e-f-e-f‚ g-g. This sonnet is written in iambic pentameter‚ containing fourteen lines and ten syllables within each line. The iambic pentameter makes the sonnet sound redundant‚ placing emphasis on every other word‚ giving an overall dull feeling.
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Gegenwart: Konzepte‚ Themen‚ Strukturen. Heidelberg: Winter. Haverkamp‚ Anselm‚ ed. 1996. Theorie der Metapher. Second ed. Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft. Hawkes‚ Terence. 1980. Metaphor. Repr. London: Methuen. Hobsbaum‚ Philip. 1996. Metre‚ Rhyme and Verse Form. London: Routledge. Basics of English Studies‚ Version 12/03‚ Poetry 175 Hollander‚ John. 2000. Rhyme’s Reason: A Guide to English Verse. New Haven: Yale. Hühn‚ Peter. 1995. Geschichte der englischen Lyrik. 2 vols. Tübingen: Francke
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adopted a persona to show the audience how much she was missing her own father. The structure of this poem is a free verse‚ therefore it does not have any rhyme pattern. However‚ they use assonance such as ‘of good food. Now I look and cook just like him’‚ the rhymes are ‘whoever strays my way’ and ‘cooking‚ writing‚ chopping wood’. These rhymes add to the free flowing of the poem. Walker writes the poem in free verse so she can revive the feeling with her father any time. The poem is written in
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rhyming fourteen-line poem written in iambic pentameter. Iambic pentameter means that there is a particular rhythm in a line or in a verse. It is broken up into small groups of syllables called “feet.” Iamb means that there is an unaccented syllable followed by an accented syllable. The root word “pent-“ has to do with the number five. So iambic pentameter consists of five groups of two syllables with the accent on the second syllable. The lines of this poem rhyme according to the scheme of the English
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suicide. Houseman’s view of life is cynical and has an appeal for the younger people sad with life. This poem is also written in iambic pentameter. This poem makes the reader find a deeper thought about life and it’s true meaning on how short it is. The imagery in this poem is beautiful and descriptive. The rhyme scheme is pleasant to the ears and flows. His use of alliteration is in lines 1.5‚8‚ and 22. One example would be in line 8 Townsman of a stiller town
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