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, aural
personification,
vivid picture,
appeals to our 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,
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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,
A comparison that uses
the word like or as is a
…

simil
e
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
isn’t is a …
metapho
r
When the internal
vowels of two
words rhyme we
call this …
assonanc
e
Non-standard
language that reveals
the region a speaker
or writer comes from
is called
dialec
t