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Post by KillinKrillan on Jun 8, 2004 15:17:55 GMT -5
Because a lot of you people here are poetry smart, and I am not, I seek your help. I need the following defined: Rhyme (Any and all types you can think of) Repitition Meter Lyric Poem Metaphor Simile Imagery Ballad
In addition to that, if you see any use of the words above in the following poem, please point them out for me.
FireWorks By: Amy Lowell
You hate me and I hate you, And we are so poilte, we two!
But whenever I see you, I burest apart And scatter the sky with my blazing heart. It spits and sparkles in stars and balls, Buds into roses-and flares, and falls.
Sarlet buttons, and pale green disks, Silver spirals and asterisks, Shoot and tremble in a mist Peppered with mauve and amethyst.
I shine in the windows and light up the trees, And all because I have you, if you please.
And when you meet me, you rend asunder And go up in a flaming wonder Of saffron cubes, and crimson moons, And wheels all amaranths and maroons.
Golden lozenges and spades, Arrows of malachites and jeades, Patens of copper, azure sheaves. As you mount, you flash in the glossy leaves.
Such fireworks as we make, we two! Because you hate me and I hate you.
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Post by Archagon on Jun 8, 2004 15:28:54 GMT -5
So...you basically want us to do your homework?
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Post by KillinKrillan on Jun 8, 2004 16:07:38 GMT -5
Unfortunatly no... Wouldn't that be great though?
The only assignement I have for the rest of the year is to bring my PE clothes on wednesday of next week.
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Post by Archagon on Jun 8, 2004 16:14:43 GMT -5
Oh. Just for fun then?
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Post by KillinKrillan on Jun 8, 2004 16:19:17 GMT -5
You might say that... I am trying to open my mind more to the ways of writing and how they influence people. Thought poetry might be a good place to start...
That, and everyone keeps posting up poems, and I'm just like... "yay? good?" So yeah...
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Post by bezzerkker on Jun 8, 2004 16:30:51 GMT -5
rhyme: when words end with similiar sounds rhyme scheme: the pattern of rhyming, such as couplets, triplets, quads, etc. or every other line, first and last of a stanza, pretty much you can invent one if you want repitition: when a line or group of lines is repeated, such as a chorus meter: um... in music its beats per measure, don't really know how it applies to poetry lyric poem: a poem that could be changed to music, meaning it is lyrical metaphor: a comparison using like or as simile: a comparison without like or as imagery: using strongly descriptive words to describe vivid detail ballad: dunno... theres alot of different kinds of ballads, usually they deal strongly with music, such as love ballads, power ballads, etc.
and the scott lacks time to examine the poem, sorry
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Post by Archagon on Jun 8, 2004 17:03:14 GMT -5
"metaphor: a comparison using like or as simile: a comparison without like or as"
You switched them.
A ballad is a poem that tells a story. They are usually pretty long.
Meter could refer to a great many things, but the most common usage is probably beats per line (see sonnets).
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Post by Arachis on Jun 8, 2004 18:03:17 GMT -5
Because a lot of you people here are poetry smart, and I am not, I seek your help. I need the following defined: Rhyme (Any and all types you can think of) Repitition Meter Lyric Poem Metaphor Simile Imagery Ballad
In addition to that, if you see any use of the words above in the following poem, please point them out for me.
FireWorks By: Amy Lowell
You hate me and I hate you, And we are so poilte, we two!
But whenever I see you, I burest apart And scatter the sky with my blazing heart. It spits and sparkles in stars and balls, Buds into roses-and flares, and falls.
Sarlet buttons, and pale green disks, Silver spirals and asterisks, Shoot and tremble in a mist Peppered with mauve and amethyst.
I shine in the windows and light up the trees, And all because I have you, if you please.
And when you meet me, you rend asunder And go up in a flaming wonder Of saffron cubes, and crimson moons, And wheels all amaranths and maroons.
Golden lozenges and spades, Arrows of malachites and jeades, Patens of copper, azure sheaves. As you mount, you flash in the glossy leaves.
Such fireworks as we make, we two! Because you hate me and I hate you. Rhyme: There are two types (too my knowledge) rhymes and off rhymes. This is simply when two or more words sound similar. Ex: Boat and float. However off rhymes can be used as well, they are rhymes that do not sound exactly similar but are close enough, or sound similar with a different pronounciation (ie southern accents can distort rhymes...) Ex: apples and grapple Rhyme Scheme. The different ways you use your rhymes often plays an important part in a poem. This is essentially the pattern of rhymes... In fireworks this would be aa bbcc ddee.... etc always use lowercase letters and italicize it... Common rhyme schemes are aabbcc, abba cddc or abab cdcd... etc, Repetition: repetition of certain phrase or word throughout the poem.. See Dmitry's Tensho for great use of this... Meter: Come on, this is the same thing it is in music, the general beat and flow of the poem... really self explanatory. When you analyze meter, you look at the amount of syllables per line, and the pattern of syllables on which the emphasisis lies. Ex: "You hate me and I hate you" When you say this aloud, the "you", "me" and "I" and "you" are hard. They are the syllables upon which you put emphasis. The "hate" , "and" and "hate" are soft, and sort of go by... Metaphor: A comparison without the words "like" or "as". Ex: The moon is a balloon Simile A comparison using the words "like" or "as" Ex: The moon is like a balloon. The moon is red as a balloon. Extended Metaphor: When you use one metaphor throughout the entire poem. Ex: A poem describing a chair, but really talking about the troubles of finding a home... Imagery: Good strong descritption that allows the reader to feel as though they are experiencing the event. Epic: A long poem (usually a good 100 pages or more) that describes a heroic journey. Ex Beowulf, the Iliad, The Oddysey, Dantes Divine Comedy, The Aeneid, Paradise Lost. Free Verse: No rhyme or meter, (rarely sounds all that great... but sometimes can be read well anyway) then there are all sorts of fixed form poems which have specific rhyme schemes and or meter, such as villanelles, blank verse, sonnets, sestinas etc.
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Post by bezzerkker on Jun 9, 2004 15:27:41 GMT -5
"metaphor: a comparison using like or as simile: a comparison without like or as" You switched them. that would probably explain why I always got questions about those thigns wrong in english class....
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Post by Antid on Jun 10, 2004 18:38:37 GMT -5
Good example of Meter in a poem;
"ONce uPON a MIDnight DREAry WHILE I POndered WEAK and WEAry Over MAny a QUAINT and CUrious VOlume OF forgOTTen LORE,"
From The Raven by E. A. Poe
The meter of the poem is the beat, which all poems have to some degree (except free verse). Meter is what makes poems sound musical, at least to me.
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Post by Archagon on Jun 10, 2004 18:48:10 GMT -5
Good free verse has meter, but it shows up in other ways and often more subtly.
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Post by KillinKrillan on Jun 10, 2004 18:52:26 GMT -5
Thanks guys ;D
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Post by Arachis on Jun 11, 2004 2:50:21 GMT -5
yeah I hope you had fun reading the lines of definitions and arguments on the complex intricacies of each word.
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