writing in which language, imagery, and sound combine to create a special emotional effect writing in which language, imagery, and sound combine to create a special emotional effect

has a plot, characters, setting, and tells a story

a short, musical, narrative poem—often romantic in nature

a poem whose words form the shape of the subject matter

I am a very special shape I have three points and three lines straight. Look through my words and you will see, the shape that I am meant to be. I'm just not words caught in a tangle. Look close to see a small triangle. My angles add to one hundred and eighty degrees, you learn this at school with your abc's. Practice your maths and you will see, some other fine examples of me. Triangle

a poem that expresses the personal feelings or thought of a speaker— Has a musical quality

five line poem first, second, and fifth lines rhyme and have three beats third and fourth lines rhyme and have two beats Usually silly and humorous five line poem first, second, and fifth lines rhyme and have three beats third and fourth lines rhyme and have two beats Usually silly and humorous

a fourteen line poem, poem, usually rhymed

Two syllables - first line Four syllables - second line Six syllables - third line Eight syllables - fourth line Two syllables - fifth line Two syllables - first line Four syllables - second line Six syllables - third line Eight syllables - fourth line Two syllables - fifth line a short poem consisting of five, usually unrhymed lines a short poem consisting of five, usually unrhymed lines

three line poem about nature seventeen syllables total first line – five syllables second line – seven syllables third line – five syllables

long, formal lyric poem with a serious Theme—It is often praise to an object.

couplet – two lines quatrain – four lines sestet – six lines octave – eight lines

when words are used in poetry with a repetition of sounds

when two or more words at the end of a line of poetry rhyme

rhyme in which the final sounds are similar, but not but not identical identical example: stone - one

rhyme that occurs within the same line Example: Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary

a regular pattern of rhyming words at the end of a line of poetry. Letters are used to identify each new rhyme. (ex. abab, aabb)

poetry that has no rhyme scheme or rhyme scheme or regular rhythm regular rhythm and depends on and depends on natural speech rhythms

pattern of beats in written language

a sound, word, phrase, or sentence that is said several times

a word, phrase, line, or group of lines repeated regularly – usually at the end of a stanza

the voice of a poem or the role of the poet in the poem

A poem in which one character speaks to one or more listeners

A poem which contains characters talking to each other

a comparison that is developed over several lines of writing or throughout an entire poem

repeating of similar consonant sounds close together in a group of words Example: Open here I flung the shutter, when, with many a flirt and flutter

examples: stony – holy lake - fate examples: stony – holy lake - fate

repeating of the same or similar finalconsonantsounds ping pong tick tock

words that imitate sounds meow chirp smash buzz

a deliberate use of exaggeration. The goal – laughter, to make a point, or persuasion His feet are as big as a barge!

unrhymed poetry written with an alternating pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables. The rhythm created by this pattern resembles the natural rhythm of spoken English. (Used by William Shakespeare)