1. Poetry Terms
1.alliteration-words beginning with the same consonant sound
Ex. The summer sun is strong.
2.formula poetry-poems that follow a specific pattern

2. 3. free verse-poems that are written as
the author chooses; they do not follow
a specific rhyme scheme or pattern
Ex. snapshot poem, event poem.
4. imagery-a mental picture
5. metaphor-comparing two things without
using like or as
Ex. Paul Bunyan is a mountain of a man.

3. 6. onomatopoeia-use of words to represent or
imitate sounds
Ex. The boom of the thunder woke me up.
7. poetry-words arranged in such a way as to
express ideas and emotions
8. repetition-repeating the same words or
phrases in a line or a poem

4. 9. rhyme-when two or more words have similar
sounds
Ex. I’m not going to school today.
I’d rather go outside to play.
10. rhythm-a regular pattern of accented and
unaccented syllables
Ex. A little old man from Peru,
Was sailing a ship with his crew.

5. 11.    simile-comparing two things
using “like” or “as”
Ex. Paul Bunyan is as big as a mountain.
12.  stanza-a number of lines that divide a poem into sections

6. Types of Poems 13. bio poem-gives basic information about a
person in a poetic form following a specific
pattern
14. cinquain-a five-line poem
15. color poem-describes colors in interesting
ways; it can be written in free verse
or any familiar rhyming pattern

7. 16. couplet-are composed of two-line stanzas
that rhyme
17.five senses poem-a poem in which each line
describes a topic as it appeals to one
of the senses; it should describe a
favorite holiday (done in free verse)
18.haiku-A single thought expressed in three non-
rhyming lines. The first line has 5 syllables,
the second line has 7 syllables, and the third
line has 5 syllables. Haiku very often describe
subjects from nature.

8. 19. months poem-a series of couplets about the
months of the year; each couplet
describes the month or tells
something about it
20. quatrain-written in 4 lines following specific
rhyming pattern; it may be written as aabb,
aaaa, or abcb; abab
21. subject poem-acrostic poem in which the
letters of the subject are used to start
each line; the subject line is written
vertically, and the word or phrase
about the subject is written after each
letter.