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    This document defines key elements and terms related to poetry, including form, sound devices, imagery, mood/tone, theme, and types of poetry. It discusses different poetic forms like narrative poetry, lyric poetry, and dramatic poetry. It also covers literary devices such as rhyme, alliteration, and onomatopoeia. Additionally, it outlines the typical structure of a critical analysis paper and provides an overview of world literature and different approaches to literary criticism such as formalist, psychoanalytic, and feminist criticism.

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    This document defines key elements and terms related to poetry, including form, sound devices, imagery, mood/tone, theme, and types of poetry. It discusses different poetic forms like narrative poetry, lyric poetry, and dramatic poetry. It also covers literary devices such as rhyme, alliteration, and onomatopoeia. Additionally, it outlines the typical structure of a critical analysis paper and provides an overview of world literature and different approaches to literary criticism such as formalist, psychoanalytic, and feminist criticism.

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    The key takeaways are the different elements of poetry such as form, sound devices, imagery, mood/tone, and theme. It also discusses the three major types of poetry and different approaches to literary criticism.

    The different elements of poetry are form, sound devices like rhythm and rhyme, imagery that appeals to the senses, mood/tone, and theme. Sound devices include rhythm, rhyme, alliteration, onomatopoeia, and repetition.

    The three major types of poetry are narrative poetry, lyric poetry, and dramatic poetry. Narrative poetry describes personal experiences, feelings and thoughts. Lyric poetry is a short poem intended to be sung. Dramatic poetry has elements that closely relate it to drama.

    Elements Of Poetry

    FORM

    SOUND DEVISES

    IMAGERY

    MOOD/TONE

    THEME

    Poetry:
    Poetry is a form of writing that uses not only words,
    But also form, Patterns of sound, Imagery, And
    figurative language to convey the message.
    Any Poem will include some or all of these elements.

    Rhyme Scheme
    The rhyming pattern that is created at the end of
    lines of poetry.
    -If the poem does not have a rhyme scheme it is
    considered to be a free verse poem.

    ALLITERATION:
    The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings
    of words.

    Onomatopoeia
    Words that are used to represent particular sounds.

    Repetition

    FORM:

    The repeating of a particular sound devises to create


    an effect.

    A poems form is its appearance. Poems are divided


    into lines. Many poems, especially longer ones may
    also be divided into groups of lines called stanzas.

    To create emphasis, a poet may repeat words or lines


    within the poem.

    IMAGERY

    Stanzas function like paragraphs in a story. Each one


    contains a single idea or takes the idea one step
    further.

    Poets use words that appeal to the readers senses of


    sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell.

    SOUND Devises

    FIGURES OF SPEECH:

    Some poems use techniques of sound such as


    rhythm, rhyme, and alliteration.

    Figures of speech are a special kind of imagery.


    They create pictures by making comparisons.

    Rhythm:
    SIMILE
    The pattern of beats or stresses in a poem. Poets use
    patterns of stressed and unstressed syllables to
    create a regular rhythm.

    RHYME:
    The repetition of the same or similar sounds, usually
    in stressed syllables at the ends of lines, but
    sometimes within a line.

    A comparison using like or as.

    METAPHOR:
    Describes one thing as if it were another.

    Extended Metaphor
    A metaphor that extends throughout the entire poem
    instead of just a few lines of the poem.

    PERSONIFICATION:
    Gives human characteristics to something
    nonhuman.

    Mood/Tone
    The feelings the authors word choices give the
    poem.

    THEME:

    d. Metrical romanceexpresses love and


    admiration
    A metrical romance recounts the quest undertaken
    by a single knight in order to gain a ladys favor.
    Frequently, its central interest is courtly love,
    together with tournaments fought and dragons and
    monsters slain for the damsels sake. It stresses the
    chivalric ideals of courage, loyalty, honor,
    mercifulness to an opponent, and exquisite and
    manners; and it delights in wonders and marvels.

    The theme of a poem is its central or main idea.


    To identify a poems theme, ask yourself what ideas
    or insights about life or human nature you have
    found in the poem.

    LYRIC POETRY
    A short poem intended to be sung. It was originally
    composed to be accompanied by a lyre.

    TYPES OF POETRY

    A. Elegy

    Three Major Types of Poetry

    B.

    Haiku

    1. Narrative Poetry

    C.

    Ode

    2. Lyric poetry

    D. Sonnet

    3. Dramatic Poetry

    1. Narrative Poetry

    Elegy lyric poem that deals with life and death


    Haiku - A Japanese poem consisting of 17 syllables
    which is written in 5-7-5 syllables in three lines

    Type of poetry that describes personal experiences,


    feelings and thought.

    Ode - a lyric poem that can be rhymed or unrhymed

    A. Ballad

    which usually addressed to a person, place or thing


    with high emotions

    B. Epic

    Sonnet - a poem which consists of 14 lines and has

    C. Metrical tale

    rhyme and rhythm

    D. Metrical romance

    a. Ballad simple narrative poem that tells about


    EMOTIONAL happenings

    b. Epic a long narrative poem that tells about


    fictional heroic acts

    C. Metrical tale a narrative poem written in verse


    that tells a story created by imagination

    Dramatic Poetry
    Have elements that closely relate it to drama, either
    because it is written in some kind of dramatic form,
    or uses a dramatic technique.
    May also suggest a story, but there is more emphasis
    on character rather than on the narrative

    Forms of Dramatic Poetry


    Dramatic Monologue
    Soliloquy
    Character Sketch

    1.Dramatic Monologue
    A combination of drama and poetry
    Presents the speech of a single character in a
    specific situation at a critical moment
    The speaker addresses one or more persons who are
    present and who are listening to the speaker, but
    remain silent
    The speakers personality and character, his
    relationship to others, his sense of values and
    attitudes towards life are indirectly gleaned from his
    monologue

    2.Soliloquy
    A passage spoken by a speaker in a poem or a
    character in a play

    HOW TO WRITE A CRITICAL ANALYSIS PAPER?


    A critical analysis paper asks the writer to make an
    argument about a particular book, essay, movie, etc.

    Structure of a Critical Analysis Paper


    I. Introduction
    a. Identify the work being criticized
    b. Present thesis argument about the work
    c. Preview your argument what are the steps you
    will take to prove your argument

    II. Short summary of the work


    a. Does not need to be comprehensive present only
    what the reader needs to know to understand your
    argument

    III. Your argument


    a. Your argument will likely involve a number of subarguments mini-theses you prove to prove your
    larger argument true.

    IV. Conclusion
    No one present to hear the speaker
    a. Reflect on how you have proven your argument.
    The thoughts expressed, the emotions displayed, and
    the revelations made, freely and without inhibition,
    give deep insights into the character

    b. Point out the importance of your argument

    WORLD LITERATURE
    Used in poetic dramas to enrich and vivify
    characterization
    Inform the audience about other developments in
    the play

    3.Character Sketch
    A poem in which the writer is concerned less with
    matters of story, complete or implied, than he is with
    arousing sympathy, antagonism, or merely interest
    for an individual
    Poet serves as observer and commentator

    Storytelling
    Storytelling is the conveying of events in words,
    and images, often by improvisation or
    embellishment. Stories or narratives have been
    shared in every culture as a means of entertainment,
    education, cultural preservation, and
    instilling moral values. Crucial elements of stories and
    storytelling include plot, characters, and narrative
    point of view.

    Literature (from Latin litterae (plural); letter) is the


    art of written work. The word literature literally
    means: "things made from letters". Literature is
    commonly classified as having two major forms
    fiction and non-fictionand two major techniques
    poetry and prose.
    Literature may consist of texts based on factual
    information (journalistic or non-fiction), a category
    that may also include polemical works, biography,
    and reflective essays, or it may consist of texts based
    on imagination (such as fiction, poetry, or drama).
    The Epic of Gilgamesh is one of the earliest known
    literary works. This Babylonian epic poem arises from
    stories in the Sumerian language. Although the
    Sumerian stories are older (probably dating to at
    least 2100 B.C.), it was most likely composed around
    1900 BC. The epic deals with themes of heroism,
    friendship, loss, and the quest for eternal life.

    Purpose of Literature
    Literature communicates histories, languages,
    cultures and arts
    Entertainment
    Self- expression
    It helps people discover themselves

    Literary Theory
    A very basic way of thinking about literary theory is
    that these ideas act as different lenses critics use to
    view and talk about art, literature, and even culture.
    These different lenses allow critics to consider works
    of art based on certain assumptions within that
    school of theory. The different lenses also allow
    critics to focus on particular aspects of a work they
    consider important.

    Approaches to Literary Criticism


    Biographical
    This perspective focuses on the authors condition,
    biases, life, and times and where this one fits into the
    writers list of other works. From this research the
    Biographical Critic will be able to develop a review of
    the work

    Formalist:
    Formalists disagreed about what specific elements
    make a literary work "good" or "bad"; but generally,
    Formalism maintains that a literary work contains
    certain intrinsic features, and the theory "...defined
    and addressed the specifically literary qualities in the
    text" (Richter 699). Therefore, it's easy to see
    Formalism's relation to Aristotle's theories of
    dramatic construction.
    Formalism attempts to treat each work as its own
    distinct piece, free from its environment, era, and
    even author. This point of view developed in reaction
    to "...forms of 'extrinsic' criticism that viewed the text
    as either the product of social and historical forces or
    a document making an ethical statement" (699).
    Formalists assume that the keys to understanding a
    text exist within "the text itself

    Psychoanalytic:
    This perspective focuses on the deep seated concerns
    of the reader which have arisen out of personal
    experience and how the story pictures these
    elements. These may include elements of abuse,
    sexuality, childhood issues, and parent/child
    relationships which can then be translated as
    understanding of the characters within the story.

    Mythic:
    This perspective focuses on the deep seated universal
    human consciousness. It delves back into earlier time
    of myths and heroes and maintains that each story
    has echoes of heroism that we automatically
    recognize

    Marxist:
    This perspective focuses on the oppressed people
    usually of the working class. It may view a story as
    how the regular man is treated or maltreated as its
    main idea. It is concerned with class differences
    economic and otherwise, as well as the implications
    and complications of the capitalist system

    Feminist:
    This perspective focuses on the viewing and
    treatment of the female within the story. How
    important is the female? Is she simply an object of
    physical desire while the male struggles with
    weightier issues?
    Feminist criticism is concerned with "...the ways in
    which literature (and other cultural productions)
    reinforce or undermine the economic, political,
    social, and psychological oppression of women"
    (Tyson). This school of theory looks at how aspects of
    our culture are inherently patriarchal (male
    dominated) and "...this critique strives to expose the
    explicit and implicit misogyny in male writing about
    women" (Richter 1346).

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