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Before the chill each chartered hell grows hotter. Still, every burn will teach him how to run and how to turn her wine back into water.


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Facebook Twitter Flipboard Email. April 7, 8: Heard on Weekend Edition Sunday. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. The human race is filled with passion. Medicine, law, business, engineering; these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for. To quote from Whitman, "O me! That you are here - that life exists, and identity; that the powerful play goes on and you may contribute a verse.

What will your verse be?

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Alliteration Alliteration Alliteration The repetition of the same or similar sounds at the beginning of words. The repetition of the same or similar sounds at the beginning of words. She sells seashells by the seashore and Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers Examples: She sells seashells by the seashore and Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers Assonance Assonance Assonance The repetition or a pattern of similar sounds, especially vowel sounds, as in the tongue twister "Moses supposes his toeses are roses.

The stanzas of a poem are usually the same length and follow the same pattern of meter and rhyme. Stanza- Two or more lines of poetry that together form one of the divisions of a poem. Stanza Simile -A figure of speech in which two things are compared using the word "like" or "as. All stanzas end with the same one-line refrain. A type of poem, usually with three stanzas of seven, eight, or ten lines and a shorter final stanza or envoy of four or five lines. Blank Verse Blank Verse Poetry that is written in unrhymed iambic pentameter. Poetry that is written in unrhymed iambic pentameter.

Shakespeare wrote most of his plays in blank verse.

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Shakespearean sonnets usually end in a couplet. In a poem, a pair of lines that are the same length and usually rhyme and form a complete thought. Haiku- A Japanese poem composed of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables. Haiku often reflect on some aspect of nature. Haiku Limerick- A light, humorous poem of five lines with the rhyme scheme of aabba. Limerick- A light, humorous poem of five lines with the rhyme scheme of aabba.

Limerick Lyric- A poem, such as a sonnet or an ode, that expresses the thoughts and feelings of the poet. A lyric poem may resemble a song in form or style. Lyric- A poem, such as a sonnet or an ode, that expresses the thoughts and feelings of the poet.


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Metaphor - A figure of speech in which two things are compared, usually by saying one thing is another, or by substituting a more descriptive word for the more common or usual word that would be expected. Metaphor Some examples of metaphors: Some examples of metaphors: Sonnet - A lyric poem that is 14 lines long. Italian or Petrarchan sonnets are divided into two quatrains and a six-line "sestet," with the rhyme scheme abba abba cdecde or cdcdcd.

Sonnet English or Shakespearean sonnets are composed of three quatrains and a final couplet, with a rhyme scheme of abab cdcd efef gg. English sonnets are written generally in iambic pentameter. English or Shakespearean sonnets are composed of three quatrains and a final couplet, with a rhyme scheme of abab cdcd efef gg. A language familiar to a group of people. The meaning is the opposite of what is said. That was easy as pie. The milk tasted like pickles. It was as dry as a bone.

Life is like a box of chocolates. A comparison between two things which does not use like or as. May sound false at first, but is a clever way to make a point. My love is a rose. You are my sunshine.

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America is a melting pot. A large exaggeration, usually used with humor. Her feet were so big she could go water skiing without the skies. You could have knocked me over with a feather. The leaves danced in the wind. Opportunity knocked on the door. Grasp the meaning of "symbol. There are several ways to recognize symbolism in literature.

Their dark familiars stare back, reflected by the passing cars with speechless reprimand. Before the chill each chartered hell grows hotter. Still, every burn will teach him how to run and how to turn her wine back into water.

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