1. Introduction to Poetry
English I

2. Alliteration
Repetition of similar sounds in a sentence – consonant or vowel groups
“The Wicked Witch of the West”

3. Assonance Repetition of VOWEL sounds with Consonants
A-E-I-O-U (sometimes y)
“A lOng sOng” (repetition of “o”)
“Cry” “Slide”

4. Consonance
Repetition of consonant sounds – can be at beginning or end of word
Example: He struck a streak of bad luck

5. Analogy Establishes similarities between two ideas
Example: Day is to month as minute is to hour
Just as a caterpillar grows out of its cocoon, so we must grow out of our comfort zone

6. Stanza Different than prose (paragraphs)
The divisional unit for poetry – separated with lines of a poem

7. Free verse A verse without rhyme
Used in descriptive or reflective poems
“Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death.…….”

8. Rhyme Scheme
The rhyme scheme is the practice of rhyming words placed at the end of the lines in the prose or poetry. Rhyme scheme refers to the order in which particular words rhyme.
“I am a teapot
Short and stout;
This is my handle
And this is my spout.

9. meter
the rhythm established by a poem, and it is usually dependent not only on the number of syllables in a line but also on the way those syllables are accented
Example: The DOG went WALKing DOWN the road and BARKED

10. Rhythm
The concept of ‘rhythm and rhyme’ refers to a pattern of rhymes that is created by using words that produce the same, or similar sounds.

11. ballad Type of poem set to music
Many love songs are examples of ballads
A form poem: meter, rhyme scheme, etc.

12. enjambment A line of poetry without punctuation
Running of a thought from one line to another
Makes for a fast-paced reading

13. Example of Enjambment
“A thing of beauty is a joy forever: Its loveliness increases; it will never Pass into nothingness but still will keep A bower quiet for us, and asleep Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.”

14. Dramatic Poetry Any dramatic work written in verse
Shakespeare’s tragedies are most recognized examples

15. Haiku
a Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five
Traditionally evoking images of the natural world.

16. Example of Haiku Writing an haiku I wonder what it will say
Words, words, words, words, words

17. Rhyming Couplet
A stanza composed of two lines, usually the same lengths and meters
Example: “I’m tired of writing poems and rhyme
I think I need vacation time”
Example: Example: “Lightening, thunder, all around
Soon the rain falls on the ground”

18. Lyric Poetry
Lyric poems have a musical rhythm, and their topics often explore romantic feelings or other strong emotions.
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate.
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer's lease hath all too short a date.

19. octet A stanza of poetry that has 8 lines
Usually at the beginning or end of a poem

20. ode
a poem in which a person expresses a strong feeling of love or respect for someone or something

21. sonnet
A poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.