Poetry terms
Alliteration- The repetition of the consonant sounds at the beginning of words. Analogy-Is a point by point comparison between two things that are alike in some , respect.
Consonance- Correspondence of sounds.
Ballad- a poem that tells a story and is meant to be sung or recited .
Blank Verse- Verse without rhyme.
Figurative Language- Language that communicated ideas beyond the ordinary literal meaning of words.
Free Verse- Poetry that does not contain a regular patter of rhyme and meter.
Haiku- A form of Japanese poetry that employs high allusions and comparisons in 5,7,5 syllables
Imagery- Consists of descriptive words and phrases that recreate sensory experiences for the reader.
Lyric Poem- A short poem in a single speaker expresses personal thoughts and feelings.
Narrative Poem- A poem that tells a story like a novel.
Ode- A lyric typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
Rhyme- Is the occurence of similar or identical sound at the ends of two or more words
Rhythm- the pattern or flow of sond created by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry
Shakespearean Sonnet- a sonnet consisting three quatrains and a concluding couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab cdcd efef gg
Petrarchan Sonnet- a sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcd
Consonance- Correspondence of sounds.
Ballad- a poem that tells a story and is meant to be sung or recited .
Blank Verse- Verse without rhyme.
Figurative Language- Language that communicated ideas beyond the ordinary literal meaning of words.
Free Verse- Poetry that does not contain a regular patter of rhyme and meter.
Haiku- A form of Japanese poetry that employs high allusions and comparisons in 5,7,5 syllables
Imagery- Consists of descriptive words and phrases that recreate sensory experiences for the reader.
Lyric Poem- A short poem in a single speaker expresses personal thoughts and feelings.
Narrative Poem- A poem that tells a story like a novel.
Ode- A lyric typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
Rhyme- Is the occurence of similar or identical sound at the ends of two or more words
Rhythm- the pattern or flow of sond created by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry
Shakespearean Sonnet- a sonnet consisting three quatrains and a concluding couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab cdcd efef gg
Petrarchan Sonnet- a sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcd
