Poetry Terms
Alliteration Repetition of a consonant Example Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater
Assonance Repetition of a vowel sound Example Peter, Peter pumpkin eater had a wife and couldn’t keep her.
Ballads A songlike poem that tells a story, usually adventure or romance
Concrete Poetry A poem that has the shape of the poem’s subject
Dramatic Poetry Poetry that involves the techniques of drama
End rhyme Rhyme at the end of a line
Free Verse Poetry not written in regular rhythmic pattern
Haiku 3 line Japanese verse form Line 1 & 3 are five syllables Line 2 is seven syllables
Imagery Descriptive language to recreate sensory experiences *it is writing that appeals to your senses to help you visualize the subject – imagine it
Internal rhyme Rhyme within a line of poetry
Jargon Slang or confusing language
Lyric poetry Highly musical poem that expresses feeling
Metaphor A comparison between two unlike things Example: “Juliet is the sun”
Meter Rhythmic pattern in a poem
Musical Devices Poetic devices that have musical qualities
Narrative Poetry Poetry that tells a story
Onomatopoeia Use of words that imitate the sound it makes Example: Buzz, Woof, Pow, Wee
Beauty and the Beast – Mrs. Potts Personification Giving an object humanlike qualities Example: Beauty and the Beast – Mrs. Potts
Poetry Literature that uses highly concise, musical, emotional language
Prose Ordinary form of written language NOT poetry, drama, or song
Refrain Repeated line/group of lines in a poem or song
Repetition Use of a sound, word, or phrase more than once
Repetition Use of a sound, word, or phrase more than once
Rhyme Repetition of sound at the end of words
Remember the Shakespearean Sonnet: Rhyme Scheme Regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem Remember the Shakespearean Sonnet: ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
Rhythm Pattern of beats (stresses) in poetry
Simile Comparison of two unlike things using like or as
Symbols Something that stands for something else