1. 9th Grade English (LA2) Ms. Prieur
POETIC TERMS
9th Grade English (LA2)
Ms. Prieur

2. The use of details that appeal to the five senses and create emotion.
IMAGERY
The use of details that appeal to the five senses and create emotion.

3. Cold, wet leaves floating on moss-colored water.
IMAGERY
Cold, wet leaves floating on moss-colored water.

4. ALLITERATION
The repetition of consonant or vowel sounds at the beginnings of words.

5. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
ALLITERATION
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
As Albert acknowledged his defeat, all his aspirations were annihilated.

6. A reference to a famous person, place, event or work of literature
ALLUSION
A reference to a famous person, place, event or
work of literature

7. ALLUSION
She stood like the Statue of Liberty at the front of a classroom – a beacon of hope for new students.

8. SIMILE
A comparison between two different things using the words “like” or “as”.

9. She was as loud as a screeching eagle. He is like a tornado of energy.
SIMILE
She was as loud as a screeching eagle.
He is like a tornado of energy.

10. METAPHOR
A comparison between two things that does not use the words “like” or “as”.

11. His eyes were daggers that cut right through me.
METAPHOR
His eyes were daggers that cut right through me.

12. A great exaggeration to show strong feeling.
HYPERBOLE
A great exaggeration to show strong feeling.

13. I will love you until all the seas go dry.
HYPERBOLE
I will love you until all the seas go dry.

14. PERSONIFICATION
Human characteristics are given to non-human animals, objects, or ideas.

15. My stereo walked out of my car.
PERSONIFICATION
My stereo walked out of my car.

16. ONOMATOPOEIA
The use of words whose sounds suggest the sounds made by objects or activities.

17. “Curious eyes could zoom like meteors”
Other examples:
buzz, hum, kiss
ONOMATOPOEIA
“Curious eyes could zoom like meteors”

18. A group of two or more lines of poetry. Also called a Verse.
STANZA
A group of two or more lines of poetry.
Also called a Verse.

19. The patterned repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables.
METER
The patterned repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables.

20. Also called Iambic Pentameter.
BLANK VERSE
Often used by Shakespeare, it is the patterned repetition of unstressed and stressed syllables.
Also called Iambic Pentameter.

21. Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
BLANK VERSE
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?

22. Poetry that has no regular pattern or rhyme.
FREE VERSE
Poetry that has no regular pattern or rhyme.

23. FREE VERSE
I have proven over And again, I am Tougher than I seem-- A fool, still, hopeful.

24. Rhyming words at the end of two or more lines of poetry.
END RHYME
Rhyming words at
the end of two or more
lines of poetry.

25. END RHYME I know that we Should flee to the sea. For land is dry
And we don’t want to die

26. Rhyming words within a line of poetry.
INTERNAL RHYME
Rhyming words
within
a line of poetry.

27. Walking through the zoo I gazed At creatures and features amazed.
INTERNAL RHYME
Walking through the zoo I gazed
At creatures and features amazed.

28. The use of words that almost rhyme.
SLANT RHYME
The use of words that
almost rhyme.

29. Politeness, kindness, thank you and please.
SLANT RHYME
I wish the world
was filled with peace.
Politeness, kindness, thank you and please.

30. A story song about a person or current event – usually tragic
BALLAD
A story song about a person or current event – usually tragic

31. The Ballad of Shakespeare’s son. (who drowned when he was only 11)

32. A long poem where the hero is a model of national ideals.
EPIC POEM
A long poem where the hero is a model of national ideals.

33. The Iliad The Odyssey The Aeneid
EPIC POEM
The Iliad
The Odyssey
The Aeneid

34. ODE
A poem with one specific theme – usually about a person, place and thing.

35. ODE Ode to a Toad Green and spotted In a swamp Eating flies,
Chomp! Chomp! Chomp!

36. A 14 line poem with the rhyme scheme ABAB, CDCD, EFEF, GG
ENGLISH SONNET
A 14 line poem with the rhyme scheme
ABAB, CDCD, EFEF, GG

37. A 14 line poem with the rhyme scheme ABBA, ABBA, CDE, CDE
ITALIAN SONNET
A 14 line poem with the rhyme scheme
ABBA, ABBA, CDE, CDE

38. ALLEGORY
A story where the events and characters are used as symbols to express a political idea.

39. ASIDE
One character says something (usually humorous) to another character or to the audience that other characters are not meant to hear.

40. When the audience knows something the characters do not know.
DRAMATIC IRONY
When the audience knows something the characters do not know.

41. DRAMATIC IRONY

42. FABLE
A story that includes animals as characters and includes a moral or lesson.

43. FABLE

44. FOIL
A character who experiences similar events as other character but reacts in a completely different way.

45. FOIL

46. A verse or poem that expresses strong emotion – usually set to music.
LYRIC POEM
A verse or poem that expresses strong emotion – usually set to music.

47. A long speech made by one character to other characters in a play.
MONOLOGUE
A long speech made by one character to other characters in a play.

48. PROPAGANDA
Information (often false) used by the government to influence people’s opinions and beliefs.

49. Satire
A story or poem that uses humor to criticize a person or government policy.

50. Soliloquy
One character, alone on the stage, giving a long speech to the audience to reveal his or her inner thoughts, feelings and ideas.

51. The directions an author creates regarding props, entrances and exits.
STAGE DIRECTIONS
The directions an author creates regarding props, entrances and exits.

52. A 14 line poem using the rhyme scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GG.
Sonnet
A 14 line poem using the
rhyme scheme
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG.