1. Poetic Devices to Review

2. Blank Verse Poetry that has:  No rhyme scheme  A set pattern of rhythm

3. Iambic Pentameter A pattern of rhythm that imitates walking Iamb = a metrical measure (rhythm) U / (eg., Chinook, again…) Pentameter = 5 times each metrical measure 2 x 5 = 10 syllables per line

4. Oxymoron Oxymoron is a two-word paradox Examples:  “jumbo shrimp”  “good pain”

5. Prose Prose is writing that is NOT POETRY. Examples:  Everyday speaking  Texting  A novel  Newspaper article, speech, essay…

6. Pun A play on words. Example: What did one fruit say to the other? Orange you glad to see me?

7. Repetition To repeat a word or phrase

8. Rhyme Examples: Bad-had-sad Bay-hay-say Cat-hat-mat

9. Sonnet A poem that has:  14 lines  A theme related to love Shakespearean (English) Sonnet has a rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef gg Petrarchan (Italian) Sonnet does not conclude with a rhyming couplet