Poetry Terms + Duffy

2 syl U /

2 syll / U

3 syl UU/

3 syl /UU

2 syl //

2 syl UU

unstressed

stressed

1 foot per line

2 feet per ine

3 feet per line

4 feet per line

5 feet per line

6 feet per ine

7 feet per line

8 feet per line

end rhyme and reg meter

n end rhyme and iambic pentameter

no rhyme and meter

two lines of rhyme (AA)

three lines of rhyme AAA

four line stanza with rhyme scheems (ABAB or ABCB or ABBA etc

five line stanza

siz line staza

seven line stanza

eight line stanza

two successive lines of rhyme

three line stanza with interwoven rhyme

five line nonsense poem
anapestic trimeter and dimieter
strict rhyme scheme -- AABBA

four lines
tells a story
rhymescheme - ABCB

14 lines
octave that states prob/solution
sestet that presents the resolution
rhyme scheme: ABBA ABBA CDE CDE

14 lines
three quatrains stating problem
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

when sentence continues beyond th eend of a line of poetry without pausing for punctuation or breath

use and breaking of conventional grammar

use of the page

rhyming syl within the line

one syllable rhyme

last towo syllbles rhyme

three syllable rhyme (glorious/victorious)

either the vowels or the ending consonants match

one syl is stress and other is not

reprition of first letter or sound in words in a aloine

BUZZ CRASH BOOM

repition of a vowel sound in two or more words

repetition of consonant soundsin a line, not limited to the first letter of words

repeition of words at beginning of phrases

repeition of same word at end of clause

repititon of one or more phrases at nintervals, usually at end of stanza (chorus)

contrast using "like" and "as"

giving human characterisitics to inanimate objects

menthioning part of something to represent the entire thing

sub of word naming an object for another word

an exaggeration for the sake of emphasis and not to be taken literally

making an affirmation by stating the opposite of what one means or by stating the fact in the negatie

balancing or contrasitng one term against another

directly addressing someon not present as though they were present

Wife of William Shakespeare
Married Willy at 26 when he was 18. She was pregnant at the time she got married.
In his will, Shakespeare left her his second-best bed. Many believed that he was very cold to his wife, but Duffy used a new take and described it as an action of deepest love.

Little Red Riding Hood is a children’s fairytale about a young innocent girl who trusts a bad wolf and the wolf eats her and her grandmother.

when he asked for everything he touched to turn into gold,; touched his daughter

Hades punished Sisyphus for cheating death twice by sentencing him to roll a boulder up a hill, but each time it approached the top, it rolled back down, creating an eternal torturous cycle.

Georg Faust is the protagonist of a German legend that sold his soul to the devil for unlimited knowledge and worldly pleasures

He has a habit of avoiding work so one day he goes up the catskill mountain to avoid his wife and go squirrel hunting with his dog. He meets a dutch man and helps him carry a keg up into a cleft in the rocks where he meets more men playing nine pins. Rip then joins them in drinking from the keg and gets drunk and falls asleep. He wakes up 20 years later and his beard is grown and he has also missed the American revolution. He returns to the village to see it’s developed.

Was loved by Jesus who greatly wept his death
Restored to life by Jesus four days after his death

Daughter of Herod and granddaughter of Herod the Great
Known for her role in the execution of John the Baptist in the new Testament
She got married twice
She was first married to Philip the Tetrarch, her uncle. When he died, she married to Aristobulus the Chalcis, becoming the Princess of Chalcis
She performed the “Dance of the Seven Veils” for Herod that pleased him so much that he offered to grant her any wish, so she demanded for John the Baptist’s head.

When Odysseus is away she remains faithful to him and rejected 108 men who were trying to get with her. She gave the excuse to the men that she was to busy weaving a shroud for her father-in-law. However every night she would unweave the shroud so it would never be complete.

Pygmalion saw women as flawed creatures and promised never to waste any moment of his life with them.
He dedicated himself to his work and soon created Galatea, a beautiful stature of a woman out of ivory which he falls in love with.

ne day, Eurydice was bitten by a snake and died instantly from the venom. Orpheus went to the Underworld to retrieve the soul of his wife and convinced Hades and Persephone to allow him to do so with his music. They agreed, but on the condition that she has to walk behind him the entire time back to the overworld and he is not allowed to turn around and check. Right before he reached the overworld, he doubted Hades and turned around to see if Eurydice was still there. She was, but then she disappeared back into the Underworld because Orpheus broke the agreement.

Utilizing drugs and magic, she can turn people into animals, such as wolves, lions, and pigs. She is considered a witch. In the Odyssey, she turns Odysseus and his companions into pigs when they visit her island.

Had an unfortunate love life
Both Zeus and Poseidon fell in love with Thetis until hearing about a prophecy about her son
Themis, goddess of Justice, revealed that Thetis was destined to bear a son who would be mightier than his father
Both Greek Gods felt threatened and backed away
Married Peleus, king of the Myrmidons of the Thessaly, a mortal
Marriage arrange by zeus in hopes of the son staying mortal so he wouldn’t be powerful
Achilles was still born as powerful as the prophecy stated

Medusa was a monster from Greek mythology known for her signature ability to turn all that looked at her into stone and her hair of snakes.

When Persephone was taken to the underworld Demeter became incredibly upset that no one would help her and went on strike. Resulting in plants around the world dying.