poetry
Type of literature in which words are chosen arranged to created a certain effect
form
The way a poem is laid out on a page. The length and placement of the lines and the grouping of lines into stanzas
alliteration
repitition of initial consonant sounds in words
assonance
The repetition of vowel >sounds< within non-rhyming words
sound
Use of words to their auditory effect that can convey meaning and mood or unify a work
speaker
The voice that talks to the reader, similar to the narrator in fiction. Speaker may not be poet
figurative language
Language that communicates ideas beyond the ordinary, literal meaning of words
imagery
Descriptive words and phrases that recreate sensory experiences for the reader. This is one type of figurative language; uses the 5 senses to help you see, hear, touch, taste, or smell the topic or the poem
free verse
does not have regular meter or rhyme but it tells a story
lines
A phrase or sentences in a stanza
stanzas
Grouping of two or more lines in a pattern which is repeated throughout a poem
rhyme
Occurrence of similar or identical sound at the ends of two or more words
internal rhyme
Rhyme that occurs within a line
end rhyme
Rhyme that occurs at the end of a line
rhyme scheme
a pattern of end rhymes in a poem
rhythm
A pattern of sound created by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed symbols in a line. In some poems the lines have a repeated rhythmic pattern, or meter
meter
Rhythmic pattern
consonance
Repetition of consonant sounds within or at the end of words
onomatopoeia
Use of words that sound like what they refer to; ex: clang, buzz, slap, pop
haiku
KIGO; denoting time of the season with a certain word; a three-line poem, with 5 syllables in the first line, 7 syllables in the second and 5 syllables in the third line.
personification
Attribution of human qualities to an object; gives animals human like features; a cat talking would be an example
similie
Comparison indicated by the words like or as
metaphor
a direct comparison
denotation
The "dictionary" or standard definition of a word
connotation
The associations a word carries with it
extended metaphor
sustains a direct comparison for several lines or an entire poem
acrostic
a word is written down the side of the paper, and each letter is used to begin a word or phrase describing the up-and-down word.
narrative
Tells a story
lyric
a highly musical verse that expresses the observations of a single speaker
ballad
a songlike poem that tells a story, and often has a refrain; basically a sonnet with lyrics;
nonsense
a poem that uses either nonsensical words, or in a nonsensical order, to convey its meaning
limerick
a rhymed humorous or nonsense poem of five lines, with a set rhyme scheme of a-a-b-b-a
cinquain
a poem consisting of usually unrhymed words distributed with set rules for each line. five line stanza
sonnet
14-line lyrical poem with three 4-line stanzas followed by a couplet
couplet
a pair of rhyming lines, generally the same length and meter, expressing a single idea
rule 1 of poetry:
all poetry is a written expression of shared human experiences; ex: something you can relate to
rule 2 of poetry:
good writing is honest writing
triplet
three line stanza
quatrain
four line stanza
idiom
phrase where the words together have a meaning that is different from the dictionary definitions of the individual words. Ex: early bird catches the worm; close but no cigar