1. Poetry “The art of saying very much while writing very little…” “The art of saying very much while writing very little…”

2. Prose The standard form of writing used in letters, short stories, or novels. The standard form of writing used in letters, short stories, or novels.

3. Poem A composition in verse rather than in prose. A composition in verse rather than in prose.

4. Verse A metrical line of composition characterized by a stylized writing pattern A metrical line of composition characterized by a stylized writing pattern

5. Meter The measured arrangement of words in a line of poetry according to their syllables The measured arrangement of words in a line of poetry according to their syllables

6. Imagery Details in a poem or story that affect the five senses Details in a poem or story that affect the five senses

7. Metaphor Using one object to describe another unlike object (example: The sun is the eye of heaven) Using one object to describe another unlike object (example: The sun is the eye of heaven)

8. Simile A comparison of two things using like or as (example: hard as a rock) A comparison of two things using like or as (example: hard as a rock)

9. Play on Words A word or phrase that intentionally has two possible meanings. A word or phrase that intentionally has two possible meanings.

10. Hyperbole An extreme exaggeration An extreme exaggeration

11. Personification Giving human traits to a non- human object.

12. Rhyme When words end with the same sound When words end with the same sound

13. Near Rhyme (or Slant Rhyme) When words end with similar sounds When words end with similar sounds

14. Alliteration When words begin with the same sound When words begin with the same sound

15. Stanza A paragraph in poetry A paragraph in poetry

16. Couplet Two lines of poetry in a single stanza. Two lines of poetry in a single stanza.

17. Quatrain Four lines of poetry in a single stanza. Four lines of poetry in a single stanza.

18. Sestet Six lines of poetry in a single stanza. Six lines of poetry in a single stanza.

19. Octave Eight lines of poetry in a single stanza. Eight lines of poetry in a single stanza.

20. Shakespearian Sonnet 14 lines of rhymed iambic pentameter. 14 lines of rhymed iambic pentameter.

21. Ballad A poem that is meant to be sung. A poem that is meant to be sung.

22. Haiku A major form of Japanese verse, written in 17 syllables divided into 3 lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables, and employing highly evocative allusions and comparisons, often on or one of the four seasons. A major form of Japanese verse, written in 17 syllables divided into 3 lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables, and employing highly evocative allusions and comparisons, often on the subject of nature or one of the four seasons.

23. Free Verse Poetry that does not follow a specific meter or rhyme scheme. Poetry that does not follow a specific meter or rhyme scheme.

24. Juxtaposition an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.

25. Innuendo A hint or sly reference to something. A hint or sly reference to something.

26. Allusion A reference to something famous from history, literature, or religion. A reference to something famous from history, literature, or religion.

27. Symbol A person, place, thing, or idea that represent another person, place, thing, idea, or value. A person, place, thing, or idea that represent another person, place, thing, idea, or value.

28. Epic Poem A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds