Poetry Terms
Alliteration- The repetition of the same or similar sounds at the beginning of words
Analogy- A similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based
Assonance- The repetition or a pattern of similar sounds, especially vowel soundsBallad- A poem that tells a story similar to a folk tale or legend and often has a repeated refrain
Blank Verse- Poetry that is written in unrhymed iambic pentameter
Consonance- The repetition of similar consonant sounds, especially at the ends of words
Figurative Language- Speech or writing that departs from literal meaning in order to achieve a special effect or meaning, speech or writing employing figures of speech
Free Verse- Poetry composed of either rhymed or unrhymed lines that have no set meter
Haiku- A Japanese poem composed of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables. Haiku often reflect on some aspect of nature
Imagery- The formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such imagesLyric- A poem, such as a sonnet or an ode, that expresses the thoughts and feeling of the poet. A lyric Poem may resemble a song in form or style
Narrative- Telling a story. Ballads, epics, and lays are different kinds of narrative poems
Ode- A lyric poem that is serious and thoughtful in tone and has a very precise, formal structureRhyme- The occurrence of the same or similar sounds at the end of two or more words. When the rhyme occurs in a final stressed syllable, it is said to be masculine: cat/hat, behave/shave, observe/deserve. When the rhyme ends with one or more unstressed syllables
Rhythm- Movement or procedure with uniform or patterned recurrence if a beat, accent, or the like
Shakespearean Sonnet- A sonnet form used by Shakespeare are having the rhyme scheme ABAB, CDCD, EFEF, GG
Petrarchan Sonnet- A sonnet form popularized by Petrach, consisting of an octave with the rhyme scheme ABBAABBA and if a sestet with one of several rhyme schemes, as CDECDE or CDCDCD
Analogy- A similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based
Assonance- The repetition or a pattern of similar sounds, especially vowel soundsBallad- A poem that tells a story similar to a folk tale or legend and often has a repeated refrain
Blank Verse- Poetry that is written in unrhymed iambic pentameter
Consonance- The repetition of similar consonant sounds, especially at the ends of words
Figurative Language- Speech or writing that departs from literal meaning in order to achieve a special effect or meaning, speech or writing employing figures of speech
Free Verse- Poetry composed of either rhymed or unrhymed lines that have no set meter
Haiku- A Japanese poem composed of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables. Haiku often reflect on some aspect of nature
Imagery- The formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such imagesLyric- A poem, such as a sonnet or an ode, that expresses the thoughts and feeling of the poet. A lyric Poem may resemble a song in form or style
Narrative- Telling a story. Ballads, epics, and lays are different kinds of narrative poems
Ode- A lyric poem that is serious and thoughtful in tone and has a very precise, formal structureRhyme- The occurrence of the same or similar sounds at the end of two or more words. When the rhyme occurs in a final stressed syllable, it is said to be masculine: cat/hat, behave/shave, observe/deserve. When the rhyme ends with one or more unstressed syllables
Rhythm- Movement or procedure with uniform or patterned recurrence if a beat, accent, or the like
Shakespearean Sonnet- A sonnet form used by Shakespeare are having the rhyme scheme ABAB, CDCD, EFEF, GG
Petrarchan Sonnet- A sonnet form popularized by Petrach, consisting of an octave with the rhyme scheme ABBAABBA and if a sestet with one of several rhyme schemes, as CDECDE or CDCDCD
