Poetry Terms
Alliteration- repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
Analogy- point-by-point comparison between two things that are alike in some respect
Assonance- repetiton of vowel sounds within non-rhyming words
Consonance- simultaneous combination of tones coventionally accepted as being in a state of respons
Ballad- a poem that tells a story and is meant to be sung or recited
Blank Verse- unrhymed poetry written in iambic pentameter
Figurative Language- language that communicates ideas beyond the ordinary literal meaning of words
Free Verse- does not contain regular pattern of the rhyme and meter
Haiku- a major form of a Japanese verse, written in 17 syllables divided into three lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables, and employing highly evocative allustions and comparisons, often on the subject of nature or one of the seasons
Imagery- consists of descriptive words and phrases that recreate sensory experiences for the reader
Lyric Poem- a short poem in which a single speaker expresses personal thoughts and feelings
Narrative Poem- tells a story
Ode- lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion
Rhyme- occurrence of a similar or identical sound at the ends of two or more words
Rhythm- refers to the pattern of flow of sound created by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry
Shakespearean Sonnet- consists of 3 quatrains, or 4 line units, and a final couplet
Petrarchan Sonnet- a sonnet form popularized y Petrarch, consistiong of octave with the rhyme scheme
Analogy- point-by-point comparison between two things that are alike in some respect
Assonance- repetiton of vowel sounds within non-rhyming words
Consonance- simultaneous combination of tones coventionally accepted as being in a state of respons
Ballad- a poem that tells a story and is meant to be sung or recited
Blank Verse- unrhymed poetry written in iambic pentameter
Figurative Language- language that communicates ideas beyond the ordinary literal meaning of words
Free Verse- does not contain regular pattern of the rhyme and meter
Haiku- a major form of a Japanese verse, written in 17 syllables divided into three lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables, and employing highly evocative allustions and comparisons, often on the subject of nature or one of the seasons
Imagery- consists of descriptive words and phrases that recreate sensory experiences for the reader
Lyric Poem- a short poem in which a single speaker expresses personal thoughts and feelings
Narrative Poem- tells a story
Ode- lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion
Rhyme- occurrence of a similar or identical sound at the ends of two or more words
Rhythm- refers to the pattern of flow of sound created by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry
Shakespearean Sonnet- consists of 3 quatrains, or 4 line units, and a final couplet
Petrarchan Sonnet- a sonnet form popularized y Petrarch, consistiong of octave with the rhyme scheme
