Blue Class---Terminology (of poetry)

You've been given a poetry term, so here's your assignment.

Define your term. You may copy and paste the definition from the web site that's on the term sheet.

Give at least three examples of your term from either poetry, song, or some famous speech, clearly explaining each of your examples. Do NOT use examples from the poetry web site where you can find the terms.

You might be asking, "If we're trying to study poetry in a less conventional way, then why are we learning all of these terms?"

Well, if you're going to "water ski across the surface of a poem," then I certainly want you to understand what the surface of the water is like. Things like metaphors, similes, and allusions don't swim in deep waters. You can easily discover them from a quick thrill ride across the surface of a poem.

Now the photo? It's from an album cover of an 80s girls' band called The Go-Go"s. The title song was also the name of the album, Vacation. Watch the video for some very corny water skiing at this link at 1:15.

Much cornier than my in-class water skiing.