Couplet(对句)apairofrhymedlinesthatareequalinlength.长度相等、相互押韵的一对诗行。HeroicCouplet（英雄双韵体）英雄双韵体为五步抑扬格诗行，对句成韵，形成aa,bb,cc等的韵律。这种诗体经过乔叟（《坎特伯雷故事集》）引入英国的诗歌创作中，并且一直流传下来。Linesofiambicpentameterwhichrhymeinpairs:aa,bb,cc,and...
Structure: The main purpose of stanzas is to provide structure. They are the pillars that support your poem. This support is made up of the number of lines in each stanza, the rhyme scheme, and the meter. Rhythm: Poetry is an inherently rhythmic form of reading and writing. By using a...
written in lines and stanzas. • Words in a poem are put in a special way to make a rhythm (a regular repeated pattern of sounds). • The theme of a poem is often shown by images and through literary devices (e.g. simile, personification, metaphor, exaggeration). What's your favo...
Two stanzas: one octave (eight lines) and one sestet (six lines) The first eight lines present an argument or question A volta, or “turn,” begins the sestet, which responds to the argument posed in the octave ABBAABBA, CDCDCD/CDECDE rhyme scheme Here is an example of a Petrarchan son...
The breaks in lines and between stanzas can create a feeling ofsuspenseanddrama. Writers also use them and different indentations to create a visual shape on the page (although this is rare). While stanzas are crucial, some poetic forms, like the Shakespearean andPetrarchan sonnets(or Italian ...
SkillBuilderUnderstandingPoetryPoetryisaformofliteraturethatisusuallywritteninlinesandstanzas.(stanzan.演出期；局；场；诗的一节)SkillBuilderUnderstandingPoetryWordsinapoemareputinaspecialwaytomakearhythmn.(韵律，节拍)((aregularrepeatedpatternofsounds).Thethemeofapoemisoftenshownbyimagesandthroughliterarydevices(...
Talking about “I’m Nobody!” led to discussions about using comparison’s in poetry, about rhyme, lines, and stanzas. I was amazed at how deeply the students were able to think about various elements in the poem. They were able to express many complex concepts in English. One young ma...
Whatisyourfavouritepoet,eitherinEnglishorChinese?RobertFrost(罗伯特·弗罗斯特)Percy·Bysshe·Shelley(珀西·比希·雪莱)JohnKeats(约翰·济慈)Poetryisaformofliteraturethatisusuallywritteninlinesandstanzas.Wordsinapoemareputinaspecialwaytomakearhythm(aregularrepeatedpatternofsounds).Thethemeofapoemisoftenshownbyimages...
Poetry quotes and lines from famous poet Maya Angelou 35. “If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.”— Maya Angelou 36. “Nothing will work unless you do.”— Maya Angelou 37. “Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you ...
In Chinese translation, there is hardly any problem to reproduce lines and stanzas since Chinese verse also has lines and stanzas. Neither do we have any problem in introducing the rhyme schemes. Nevertheless, we do have some problem to follow the original metrical pattern as Chinese is a ...