English
Notes by Vyom Dixit Poetry
List of poems
Love’s Farewell- 2
I have my father’s voice- 3
Penguin on the Beach- 4
Touch- 5
Refugee Blues- 6
My last duchess- 7
Dulce et Decorum est- 8
To Althea, from Prison- 9
Nightsong city-10
Lost or found World-11
Ulysses-12
The wind began to rock the grass- 13
To the Night- 14
The cry of South Africa- 15
The tenant- 16
Assassination- 17
Portrait of a loaf of bread- 18
No longer mourn for me- 19
Nobody loses all the time- 20
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2020 Vyom Dixit
, 1. English Poetry
Terminology + effects Important terminology
Iambic
pentameter
5 pairs of
stressed/unstressed syllables
and effects
(4-tetrameter)
Enjambement The run on of lines without Metaphor direct comparison to create
(ejbm. punctuations, creates a immediate imagery
abbreviation) flowing piece, smoother
Simile Comparison to create a similar
Sonnet must have 14 lines and some effect or feeling to what is
sort of rhyme scheme being compared
Monologue Long speech given by a Assonance For rhythm, sets the mood,
single speaker, usually very long sounds- serious, slow.
dramatic and theatrical Short- excited and fast
Free verse A poem consisting of no Alliteration Light (w, h)- soft and surreal
formal meter or rhyme Heavy (b, d)- sharp, danger
ominous
Ode A poem usually song like to
specifically praise Sight rhyme Flowing and soothing
someone/thing
stanzas Length and size often Personification Portray concepts in relatable
indicate some or no way, portray setting or for
structure reader to relate
Anaphora By placing emphasis it
persuades, motivates,
encourages the meaning
Allusions Reference to something well
Extra Notes
known- reader relates easily
creates comparison
plosive Sound or letter created by
stopping airflow: t, k, p, b, ,g, d
to create harsh imagery with
words
Sibilance Hissing sound of s, z “genre”
basically shows snake like
qualities, sly and naughty.
caesura Pause in the middle of a line
Existential hero Create meaning in an absurd
situation and still act with
sense of internal morality
notes by: Vyom Dixit
Notes by Vyom Dixit Poetry
List of poems
Love’s Farewell- 2
I have my father’s voice- 3
Penguin on the Beach- 4
Touch- 5
Refugee Blues- 6
My last duchess- 7
Dulce et Decorum est- 8
To Althea, from Prison- 9
Nightsong city-10
Lost or found World-11
Ulysses-12
The wind began to rock the grass- 13
To the Night- 14
The cry of South Africa- 15
The tenant- 16
Assassination- 17
Portrait of a loaf of bread- 18
No longer mourn for me- 19
Nobody loses all the time- 20
These notes cannot be used for commercial gain. The
producer of these notes does not warrant their
content.
2020 Vyom Dixit
, 1. English Poetry
Terminology + effects Important terminology
Iambic
pentameter
5 pairs of
stressed/unstressed syllables
and effects
(4-tetrameter)
Enjambement The run on of lines without Metaphor direct comparison to create
(ejbm. punctuations, creates a immediate imagery
abbreviation) flowing piece, smoother
Simile Comparison to create a similar
Sonnet must have 14 lines and some effect or feeling to what is
sort of rhyme scheme being compared
Monologue Long speech given by a Assonance For rhythm, sets the mood,
single speaker, usually very long sounds- serious, slow.
dramatic and theatrical Short- excited and fast
Free verse A poem consisting of no Alliteration Light (w, h)- soft and surreal
formal meter or rhyme Heavy (b, d)- sharp, danger
ominous
Ode A poem usually song like to
specifically praise Sight rhyme Flowing and soothing
someone/thing
stanzas Length and size often Personification Portray concepts in relatable
indicate some or no way, portray setting or for
structure reader to relate
Anaphora By placing emphasis it
persuades, motivates,
encourages the meaning
Allusions Reference to something well
Extra Notes
known- reader relates easily
creates comparison
plosive Sound or letter created by
stopping airflow: t, k, p, b, ,g, d
to create harsh imagery with
words
Sibilance Hissing sound of s, z “genre”
basically shows snake like
qualities, sly and naughty.
caesura Pause in the middle of a line
Existential hero Create meaning in an absurd
situation and still act with
sense of internal morality
notes by: Vyom Dixit
