Fergana state university foreign languages faculty

Theoretical questions

1. 
   What is the poetry language?
   
2. 
   How do you explain your feelings when you read a poem?
   
3. 
   Have you ever written a poem?
   
4. 
   How can you identify rhyme in literature?
   
5. 
   Which is important, rhyme or tone?
   

Glossary

Alright? – This is a greeting, comprising ‘all right’, as in; ‘is all right with you?’. It is usually said as a question. An acceptable response would be to mimic the greeting; ‘Alright mate’ – ‘Alright’.

Ace – Positive exclamation, equivalent to ‘great!’ or ‘Awesome!’

Aye – It means yes. It is commonly used in Scotland. It was used in the film ”Brave Heart”,

Barry – Another term from the Scots, meaning ‘good’ when exclaimed, or at least ‘okay’

Ballistic – From the original meaning of a type of missile, in slang this describes a fit of anger and rage.

Ball and Chain – A wife or female spouse. Referring to the ball and chain attached to the ankles of prisoners in times gone by.

Balls up – A mistake leading to a negative outcome, equal to ‘messed up’.

Bloke – Nickname for a male, usually used by males.

Barmy – Crazy or insane.

Beastly – Nasty, unpleasant, particularly when describing somebodies behavior.

Beef – Disagreement or physical aggression between people.

Beggar Off – Meaning ‘go away’, an old fashioned term that originated from evicting someone out of your house and effectively telling them to go and beg.

Bladdered – Extremely drunk.

Blinding – Too a great extent. ‘It was a blinding performance’ = ‘It was a great performance’.

Blinkered – Having a narrow minded attitude or limited view on something.

Bloody – A very old swear word, one that has become so familiar it is considered more fun than offensive.

Blooming/Bleeding – A negative adjective, similar to ‘Bloody’

Bollocks – Male reproductive organs, but usually used to describe something as ‘rubbish’ or ‘no good’.

Bravo – Well done, or congratulations.

Bugger all – Very little, almost nothing or completely nothing.

Chalk and Cheese – Two things that do not go together, or go together very badly.

Chap – A man, particularly of gentlemanly nature.

Chat up – Speaking flirtatiously, or speaking to someone with the intention of expressing affection.

Cheers – Expressing good wishes with a drink, traditionally glasses are knocked together while ‘cheers’ is exclaimed and then a drink is taken. Cheers can also be used generally to replace thanks and as a sign off from a conversation.

Cock up – A badly executed plan or a mistake.

Cracking – A positive exclamation or describing something as good.

Crack On – To get on with something, or continue doing something.

Crikey – A neutral exclamation

Daft – More affectionate today than it was in the past, meaning silly behavior, at worst; stupid.

Dapper – Well dressed and/or well to-do.

Dear – Dear can mean expensive, but is more commonly a term of endearment, particularly for women or spouses.

Dodgy – Bad quality, untrustworthy or dysfunctional.

Do-Lally – Crazy but in a non offensive context.

DIY – Do It Yourself. Describing actions taken that would usually be left to industrial bodies, synonymous to homemade, or tasks often of a manual labour nature, such as painting and decorating.

Ducky – Term of endearment, particularly for family, women and children.

Easy Now – A command to calm down or be more gentle.

Excuse me – Asking to be excused for a mistake, addressing a strangers attention, or asking someone to repeat themselves.

Fag – A cigarette.

Fancy – A soft desire for something, including people, food and/or objects, activities, things.

Fiver – 5 GBP (Great British Pound)

Flippin’ – A negative adjective, softer version of a swear word.

Foxy Lady – An attractive, seductive female.

Freaking Out – Not quite panicking, but in an elevated state of confusion or discontent

Gawp – To stare with a gormless expression

Geezer – Another male nickname typically used by males.

Gnashers – Teeth

Gormless – Lacking in sense or initiative

Grub – Food.

Gutted – Extremely disappointed or upset.

Her Majesty’s Pleasure – Being locked up in prison for life.

Hell – Extreme, such as ‘hell of a storm’, or an addition to an exclamation such as ‘bloody hell’

I’ll Give You What For! – An old expression mean

Adage - A traditional or proverbial saying.

Allegory - A story in which the characters and events extend beyond the confines of their story to represent an object lesson to readers.

Alliteration - The repetition of a consonant sound – “storm strewn sea.”

Anapaest - The anapaestic meter consists of a series of two unstressed sounds followed by a single stressed sound – “The Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold” (Lord Byron).

Antagonist - Character whose dramatic role is to oppose the protagonist (q.v.).

Blank verse - Unrhymed iambic pentameter (q.v.) poetry.

Blocking agents - In drama, characters who try to prevent other characters from achieving their goals.

Catharsis - The purging of audience emotion in tragedy, the release of emotion, and final feeling of relief.

Comedy - Form of drama characterized by some sense of optimism, fellowship, love, and good humour.

Conceit - A metaphor that is unusually ingenious or elaborate. Common feature in work of metaphysical poets, such as John Donne.

Contextual symbol - A symbol that has a non-literal meaning only within the context of the work of art in which it is found.

Epiphany - A change, sudden insight or awareness revealed to the main character.

Eye rhyme - Words that look as if they should rhyme but do not – for example “good” and “mood.” Also known as sight rhyme.

Fable - A short and traditional story, involving archetypal characters and ending with a moral.

Feminism and literature - Feminist critics aim to examine the relationships between the male and female characters and the distribution of power within those relationships.

Fiction Prose - text in the form of a story that is primarily a product of human imagination.

First-person major-character narrator - This type of narrator tells a story in which he or she is the main character, or main focus of attention.

First-person minor-character narrator - This narrator is typically a gossip. He or she observes the actions of another person, often a friend, and then tells what that friend did, when, and to whom.

Flashback - The technique of narrating an event that occurred before the point in the story to which the narrator has advanced.

Flat character - A character, also known as a static character, who is offered the chance for positive change but who, for one reason or another, fails to embrace it.

Free verse - Poetry without a set rhyme scheme or rhythm pattern.

Full rhyme - The use of words that rhyme completely, such as “good” and “wood.”

Genre - A major literary form, such as drama, poetry, and the novel.

Iambic tetrameter - A line with four beats – “I wandered lonely as a cloud” (William Wordsworth).

Iambic trimeter - A line with three beats – “The only news I know/Is bulletins all day” (Emily Dickinson).