Poetry Terms
*Alliteration
Repetition of consonant sound at the beginning of words
Repetition of consonant sound at the beginning of words
*Assonance
Repetition of vowel sounds within non-rhyming words.
Repetition of vowel sounds within non-rhyming words.
*Ballad
Poem that tells a story and is meant to be sung or recited
Poem that tells a story and is meant to be sung or recited
*Figurative Language
Language that communicates ideas beyond the ordinary literal meanings of words
Language that communicates ideas beyond the ordinary literal meanings of words
*Haiku
A major form of japanese verse, written in 17 syllables divided into 3 lines of 5,7, and 5 syllables, and employing highly evocative allusions and comparisons, often on the subject of nature or one of the seasons
A major form of japanese verse, written in 17 syllables divided into 3 lines of 5,7, and 5 syllables, and employing highly evocative allusions and comparisons, often on the subject of nature or one of the seasons
*Lyric Poem
Short poem in which a single speaker expresses personal thoughts and feelings
Short poem in which a single speaker expresses personal thoughts and feelings
*Ode
Lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion
Lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion
*Rhythm
Refers to the pattern of flow of sound created by the arrangement of stresses and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry
Refers to the pattern of flow of sound created by the arrangement of stresses and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry
*Analogy
Point-By-Point comparison between two things that is alike in some respects
Point-By-Point comparison between two things that is alike in some respects
*Consonance
Simultaneous combination of tones conventionally accepted as being in a state of response
Simultaneous combination of tones conventionally accepted as being in a state of response
*Blank Verse
Unrhymed poetry written in iambic pentameter
Unrhymed poetry written in iambic pentameter
*Free Verse
Does not contain a regular patter of the rhyme and meter
Does not contain a regular patter of the rhyme and meter
*Imagery
Consists of descriptive words and phrases that recreate sensory experiences for the reader
Consists of descriptive words and phrases that recreate sensory experiences for the reader
*Narrative
PoemTells a story
PoemTells a story
*Rhyme
Occurrence of a similar of identical sound at the ends of two or more words
Occurrence of a similar of identical sound at the ends of two or more words
*Shakespearean Sonnet
Consists of 3 quatrains, or 4 line units, and a final couplet
Consists of 3 quatrains, or 4 line units, and a final couplet
*Petrarchan Sonnet
A sonnet form popularized by Petrarach, consisting of octave with the rhyme scheme.
A sonnet form popularized by Petrarach, consisting of octave with the rhyme scheme.
