2.  An ABC poem has 5 lines that create a mood, picture, or feeling. (some can have more)  Lines 1 through 4 are made up of words, phrases or clauses - and the first word of each line is in alphabetical order from the first word.  Line 5 is one sentence, beginning with any letter.  A,B,C,D or O, P, Q, R

3.  A poem that tells a story similar to a folk tale or legend  It often has a repeated refrain.  Often has four lines per verse- with lines two and four rhyming  Example: I'll tell a tale, a thrilling tale of love beyond compare I knew a lad not long ago more gorgeous than any I've seen. And in his eyes I found my self a'falling in love with the swain. Oh, the glorious fellow I met by the ocean with eyes of deep-sea green!

4.  Any verse (division of a poem) comprised of unrhymed lines all in the same meter (number of feet(sequence of syllables) in a line)  Unrhymed iambic pentameter  Often resembles the rhythms of ordinary speech

5.  Similar to blank verse but it is not written in iambic pentameter  The rhythm of free verse varies throughout the poem.  Though the words don't rhyme, they flow along their own uneven pattern.

6.  Unpleasant spoken sound created by clashing consonants  Harsh mixture of sounds  Example: Lewis Carroll- http://www.types-of- poetry.org.uk/jabberwocky.htm http://www.types-of- poetry.org.uk/jabberwocky.htm

7.  Foot- is a sequence of syllables  Iamb- metric foot of poetry of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed one (di-dah)  Anapest- metric foot of poetry of two unstressed (short) syllables followed by one stressed (long) one  Dactyl  Spondee  Pyrrhic  Trochee

8.  Meter determined by number of feet in line  Dimeter- two  Trimeter- three  Tetrameter- four  Pentameter- a line of verse consisting of five metrical feet

9.  A cinquain has five lines.  Line 1 is one word (the title) Line 2 is two words that describe the title. Line 3 is three words that tell the action Line 4 is four words that express the feeling Line 5 is one word that recalls the title

10.  A stanza or poem consisting of four verses/lines  This means that the 1 st and 3 rd lines rhyme together and the 2 nd and 4 th lines rhyme together  OR any combination there of  For example- it could also be: 1 st and 2 nd lines rhyme and the 3 rd and 4 th lines rhyme  The rhyming lines should have the same number of syllables

11.  The most common type of meter in English poetry  Iambic pentameter is a line made up of five pairs of short (unstressed) or long (stressed) syllables  Example: Da-Dum/da-Dum/da-Dum/da-Dum/da-Dum

12.  A couplet is a pair (couple) of lines of meter in poetry  It usually consists of two lines that rhyme and have the same meter  Shakespeare’s sonnets usually ended in a couplet  Not all couplets have to rhyme  Example: Sir Lancelot was the first knight of the round table, Saying he was a coward is a complete fable.

13.  Also known as visual poetry  It forms a picture of the topic or follows the contours of a shape that is suggested by the topic  Simply: The poem looks like what it is about  Example: See My Book

14.  Simply- it is poetry that employs dialect or direct speech usually quoted  The author is usually speaking directly to the reader- asking questions, making statements, etc.  Example: See My Book

15.  A sad and thoughtful poem lamenting(expressing grief) the death of a person

16.  A long narrative poem (story) about a hero/heroine and his/her journey  The Odyssey

17.  A Japanese poem composed of three unrhymed lines  The lines are five, seven, and five syllables  Haiku’s usually reflect on some aspect of nature.

18.  A short humorous poem  Consisting of five lines  Lines 1, 2, and 5 have seven to ten syllables and rhyme with one another.  Lines 3 and 4 have five to seven syllables and also rhyme with each other.

19.  A poem that expresses the thoughts and feelings of the poet  The term lyric is now generally referred to as the words to a song

20.  A poem that tells about the word  It uses the letters of the word for the first letter of each line  Example: Nicky  Nicky is a Nurse It's her chosen career Children or Old folks Kindness in abundance Year after year

21.  A long and serious poem written to a set structure- some form of rhyming pattern  Written for an occasion or on a particular subject  Contains the word “Ode” in the title

22.  Fourteen lines that follows a strict rhyme scheme and specific structure  Lyric poems that fall into three coordinate quatrains( four lines or verses) and a concluding couplet (pair of lines- rhyming)

23.  Prose is the most typical form of written language with ordinary grammatical structure and a natural flow of speech (ordinary form of spoken and written language)  Poetry written in prose instead of verse but still has poetic qualities- heightened imagery and emotional effect