speaker
Voice that speaks to the reader and narrates the story
lyric poem
is a formal type of poetry which expresses personal emotions or feelings, typically spoken in the first person.
Free verse
is an open form of poetry. It does not use consistent meter patterns, rhyme, or any other musical pattern.
Haiku
is a very short form of Japanese poetry. It is typically characterized by three qualities
Sonnet
A sonnet is a poem in a specific form which originated in Italy; Giacomo da Lentini is credited with its invention.
Catalog
A catalog poem is a list of things. It can be any length and may rhyme or not. Here is an example of a catalog poem about spring
Ballad
a poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas. Traditional ballads are typically of unknown authorship, having been passed on orally from one generation to the next as part of the folk culture.
blank verse
verse without rhyme, especially that which uses iambic pentameter.
Light Verse
is poetry that attempts to be humorous. Poems considered "light" are usually brief, and can be on a frivolous or serious subject, and often feature word play, including puns, adventurous rhyme and heavy alliteration.
image
a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid
Sensory Details
five senses: smell, feel, touch, taste, see
Figurative language
Literal and figurative language is a distinction within some fields of language analysis, in particular stylistics, rhetoric, and semantics.
Simile
a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid
Metaphor
metaphor is a figure of speech that refers, for rhetorical effect, to one thing by mentioning another thing. It may provide clarity or identify hidden similarities between two ideas.
Direct Metaphor
means one thing is said to be another.
Implied Metaphor
An implied metaphor is a type of metaphor that compares two unlike things, but it does so without mentioning one of them.
Personification
the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
Hyperbole
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
Allusion
an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
Rhyme
correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, especially when these are used at the ends of lines of poetry.
Rhyme Scheme
the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse.
End Rhyme
It is also often used in song lyrics, as we will see below. Many poets use end rhyme because it creates a rhythm.
Internal Rhyme
a rhyme involving a word in the middle of a line and another at the end of the line or in the middle of the next.
approximate rhyme
can also occur if a poet keeps the same vowel sounds but uses words with different ending consonant sounds. For example, 'grudge' and 'love'.
Rhythm - a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound.
Meter - the fundamental unit of length in the
Scan
analyze the meter of (a line of verse) by reading with the emphasis on its rhythm or by examining the pattern of feet or syllables.
Onomatopoeia
The use or formation of words whose sound is intended to imitate the action or sound they mean, such as bang" or "splash.
Alliteration
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
Assonance
Repeated vowel sounds (a,e,i,o,u) in words that are
close together.
consonance
Repeated consonant sounds (any letters that are not
vowels) in words that are close together
Connotation
The feelings, attitudes, or thoughts associated with a word.
Denotation
The exact dictionary meaning of a word.
Irony
the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
Mood
inducing or suggestive of a particular feeling or state of mind.
Narrative
A story within a poem
Repetition
Repeated words/phrases for emphasis and effect
Satire
The use of humor, irony, or exaggeration to criticize or
point out the flaws or stupidity of something/someone.
Stanza
A certain number of lines (usually four or more) that form a section of the poem.
Symbol
a mark or character used as a conventional representation of an object, function, or process, e.g., the letter or letters standing for a chemical element or a character in musical notation.
Tone
the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc.
Syntax
Sentence structure that the author chooses to use.
Diction
Words that the author chooses to use.
Visualize
When a reader imagines the scene of the poem in his/her head. Sensory details help this.
Run-on-line
When a sentence in a poem carries over from one
line to the next.