Poetry Terms
Alliteration- The commencement of two or more
words of a word group with the same letter.
Analogy- A similarity or comparability between like features of two or things on which a comparison may be based.
Assonance- Rhyme in which the same vowel sounds are used with different consonants in the stressed syllables or rhyming words.
Consonance- Correspondence of sounds; harmony of sounds.
Ballad- Any light, simple song ,especially one of sentimental or romantic character, having two or more stanzas all sung to the same melody.
Blank Verse- Unrhymed verse, especially the unrhymed iambic pentameter most frequently used in English dramatic, epic, and reflective verse.
Figurative Language- Uses "figures of speech" - a way of saying something other than the literal meaning of the words.
Free Verse- A form of poetry that refrains from consistent meter patterns, rhyme, or any other musical pattern.
Petrarchan Sonnet- A verse form that typically refers to a concept of unattainable love.
Haiku- A poem consisting of 17 syllables in 3 lines; first 5 syllables, then 7, then 5 again.
Imagery- The use of vivid description, usually rich in sensory words, tocreate pictures, or images, in the reader's mind.
Lyric Poem- A short poem of song-like quality.
Narrative Poem- A collection of poems that tell a story.
Ode- A lyrical poem of serious or meditative nature with an elevated style and structure.
Rhyme- A poem or verse having a regular correspondence of sounds, especially at the ends of lines.
Rhythm-The pattern of sound created by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables
Shakespearean Sonnet- The sonnet form used by Shakespeare, composed of three quatrains and a terminal couplet in iambic pentameter.
words of a word group with the same letter.
Analogy- A similarity or comparability between like features of two or things on which a comparison may be based.
Assonance- Rhyme in which the same vowel sounds are used with different consonants in the stressed syllables or rhyming words.
Consonance- Correspondence of sounds; harmony of sounds.
Ballad- Any light, simple song ,especially one of sentimental or romantic character, having two or more stanzas all sung to the same melody.
Blank Verse- Unrhymed verse, especially the unrhymed iambic pentameter most frequently used in English dramatic, epic, and reflective verse.
Figurative Language- Uses "figures of speech" - a way of saying something other than the literal meaning of the words.
Free Verse- A form of poetry that refrains from consistent meter patterns, rhyme, or any other musical pattern.
Petrarchan Sonnet- A verse form that typically refers to a concept of unattainable love.
Haiku- A poem consisting of 17 syllables in 3 lines; first 5 syllables, then 7, then 5 again.
Imagery- The use of vivid description, usually rich in sensory words, tocreate pictures, or images, in the reader's mind.
Lyric Poem- A short poem of song-like quality.
Narrative Poem- A collection of poems that tell a story.
Ode- A lyrical poem of serious or meditative nature with an elevated style and structure.
Rhyme- A poem or verse having a regular correspondence of sounds, especially at the ends of lines.
Rhythm-The pattern of sound created by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables
Shakespearean Sonnet- The sonnet form used by Shakespeare, composed of three quatrains and a terminal couplet in iambic pentameter.
