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Poetry
Vocabulary and Types of Poetry
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Lyric Poem | Where the speaker expresses an emotion of state of mind -- usually rhymes -- usually set to music -- |
| Epic Poem | Long narrative poem about a hero/heroine -- set in past times -- does not have to rhyme -- |
| Limerick | Silly poem that should make the reader, at least, smile -- Lines 1-2-5 Rhyme; Lines 3-4 Rhyme with a different sound -- |
| Alliteration | Two or more words in a line or stanza of a poem begin with the same letter or have the same vowel sound -- Examples: "The slippery snake slithered past the slippery slide." "Mop the top of the pot." |
| Onomatopoeia | A word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound it describes -- Examples: buzz, swoosh |
| Rhyme Scheme | The pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem -- |
| Organization | A poem is organized in lines that are grouped together -- |
| Stanza | The group of lines in poetry -- each group is separated in order to organize a poem |
| Imagery | A literary device used to create mental pictures to deepen the meaning -- |
| Repetition | repeated words, phrases, lines, or stanzas -- used to emphasize a feeling or idea or create rhythm -- |
| Figurative Language | The use of words to convey meaning -- the type commonly used in poetry -- metaphor, simile, personification, hyperbole, understatement, alliteration, and onomatopoeia -- |
| Simile | A comparison of two "things" of a different kind used to create imagery -- using as, like, so, and/than -- |
| Metaphor | Describes something by stating it is something else |
| Personification | The act of giving human qualities to something, which is non-human -- |
| Hyperbole | Obvious and intentional exaggeration -- Example: I'm so hungry; I could eat a horse. |
| Understatement | A statement that represents something as smaller or less intense/important than it really is -- Example: It is a bit nippy today. -- when temperatures are well below freezing -- |
| Tone | The author's use of words to convey his/her perception/opinion of the subject |
| Mood | The reader's reaction to the written text -- |
| Theme | The general/universal message the poet/author conveys to his/her reading audience -- |
| Poetry | An arrangement of words, sometimes rhymed to express emotions, heroism, or to tell a story -- |
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