Preparation For
Unseen Poem
FORM (STRUCTURE)
F =
LANGUAGE
L =
I = IMAGERY
R = RHYME AND RHYTHM
T = TONE
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Form (Structure)
Key vocabulary
line, stanza, regular, irregular, refrain,
pattern, quatrain, triplet, couplet,
sonnet (14 lines/2 stanzas/ 8 + 6)
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Language
Key vocabulary
Formal, informal, standard, non-
standard, slang, dialect, colloquial,
alliteration, onomatopoeia, repetition,
assonance
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Imagery visual
Key vocabulary
simile, metaphor,
personification, aural
vivid picture,
appeals to our
sense of.. tactile
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Rhyme and Rhythm
Key vocabulary
Rhyming pattern (abcb)
Rhyming couplets
Rhyme to round off stanza/poem
Regular rhythm, change of rhythm,
strong/gentle rhythm that reminds us of
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Tone (mood)
Key vocabulary
didactic, persuasive, resigned,
indignant, celebratory, jubilant, angry,
passionate, cajoling, optimistic,
pessimistic, positive, negative, matter
of fact, neutral, understated, joyous,
reverent, happy, sad, regretful, bitter
A comparison that uses the
word like or as is a
simile
A word that sounds like
the sound being described
is an example of
onomatopoeia
A comparison that states
one thing is another when
it clearly isnt is a
metaphor
When the internal
vowels of two words
rhyme we call this
assonance
Non-standard language
that reveals the region a
speaker or writer comes
from is called
dialect