Poetry

We will be learning some basic and advanced words, which are frequently used in poetry.
1. Spondee: Below Link shows a puzzle to the definition and some examples of how to use spondee (technique that only professionals use).

http://www.jigsawplanet.com/?m=p&id=93b6bffefb9b6fdf

Answer Key:

2. Stanza: Stanza is a set of 2 or more rhythmic lines in a poem. (super duper important!)

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 Example from Bivouac of The Dead by Theodore O' Hara **On fame's eternal camping ground Their silent tents are spread, And glory guards, with solemn round, The bivouac of the dead.  The lines are rhythmic and have patterns (rhymes). My Own Examples: On the tree they lie, bare and they die. **

3. stress: EMphasis on WOrds. (Capital Letters are stressed) Source Example: the PROminence or EMphasis giVEN to parTIcular SYllables. My Example: I NEed to GO to the BATHroom.

4. Synecdoche: Representing a group through an individual

Source Example: Commonly call a worker - "a pair of hands"

My Example: Cristiano Ronaldo moves up to the semi-finals. Cristiano Ronaldo is being referred to the Portugese football team.