alliteration
repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words
onomatopoeia
use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning. EX. woosh, bang, pop
rhyme
repetition of accented vowel sounds and all the sounds following them in words that are close together in a poem
rhythm
an alteration of stressed and unstressed syllables; measured flow of words and phrases in verse
imagery
language that appeals to the 5 senses: touch, taste, hear, see, smell
end rhymes
words that sound the same at the end of lines in poetry
internal rhymes
a rhyme involving a word in the middle of a line and in the middle of another line of poetry
rhyme scheme
the ordered pattern of rhymed lines in a poem using the end rhyme EX. AABB or ABAB
hyperbole
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally EX. I've told you a million times!
simile
a figure of speech involving the comparison of two unlike things USING the words LIKE or AS.
personification
giving human characteristics to something non human
metaphor
a figure of speech involving the direct comparison of one thing with another thing to another WITHOUT using LIKE or AS.
allusion
a reference meant to bring to mind a statement, person, place, event or thing that is known from previous experience in literature, history, etc.
narrative poetry
a form of poetry that tells a story
lyric poetry
a form of poetry in which a single speaker expresses personal thoughts and feelings.
sonnet
a poem of 14 lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes
acrostic
a poem in which certain letters in each line form a word or words
epic
a long narrative poem that relates the great deeds of a larger-than-life HERO who embodies the values of a particular society
verse
a line of poetry
stanza
a "paragraph" of poetry; a group of two or more lines that form a unit in a poem.
couplet
In poetry, two consecutive lines that rhyme
free verse
poetry that does not follow specific rules, styles, or formats
elegy
a serious poem expressing sorrow over someone who has died
tone
the attitudes a writer takes toward the reader, a subject, or a character
symbol
something that has its own meaning AND stands for something beyond itself
Example: a dove or the color red can be symbols for peace or love
connotation
the feelings associated with a word
irony
contrast or discrepancy between expectations and reality; when the opposite of what is expected happens
consonance
repetition of consonant sound anywhere in the word
assonance
repetition of vowel sounds anywhere in the word
ballad
a song or song-like poem that tells a story
approximate rhyme
words that sound similar but are not an exact rhyme
quatrain
4 lines of poetry
connotation
meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests
denotation
literal (dictionary) definition of a word
Poetic contractions
Contractions that are usually confined to poetry
Example - over = o'er
poetry
You know it when you hear it or see it. A form of literature using carefully chosen wording to create certain effects.
meter
generally regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
foot
a basic repeated sequence of meter made up of 2 or more accented or unaccented syllables