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glossary of poetry
terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| alliteration | the repetition of the first sound of a word |
| assonance | similar vowel sounds in words that end with different consonants |
| consonance | similar consonant sounds at the ends of words |
| couplet | two rhymed lines of poetry |
| diction | the specific words an author chooses |
| extended metaphor | a metaphor that is applied throughout the entire poem |
| figurative language | using language to create a particular effect |
| hyperbole | extreme exaggeration to make a point |
| iamb | a metrical foot consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable or a short syllable followed by a long syllable |
| iambic pentameter | a rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in which there are five stressed syllables in each line |
| imagery | the primary images or pictures the author uses to convey meaning in a poem |
| metaphor | a comparison of two unlike things |
| meter | the deliberate use of stressed an unstressed syllables to create particular beat for a poem |
| narrator | one who tells the story in apiece of work |
| onomatopoeia | when the sound of a word suggests a particular thing |
| paraphrase | to restate a piece of writing in simple terms |
| parody | an imitation of something |
| persona | the person created by the writer to tell a story |
| personification | to give human qualities to something that is not human |
| quatrain | four lines of poetry |
| rhyme scheme | the pattern of rhyme used in a poem |
| rhythm | like meter |
| simile | a comparison between two unlike things using like or as |
| speaker | the voice that tells the story in a poem |
| stanza | a group of lines in poetry |
| tone | the attitude or behavior the speaker has toward the subject matter |
| ballad | a poem that tells a story |
| free verse | poetry that doesn't follow any specific patterns in rhythm |
| haiku | a three-line Japanese poetic form in the lines follow the pattern of five syllables in the first line |
| limerick | a five-line poem that follows a specific rhyme scheme and rhythm |
| lyric poem | a poem that express the speaker's thought's or feelings |
| narrative poem | a poem that tells the sequence of events of a story |
| ode | a long serious poem |
| sonnet | a very structured fourteen-line poem that follows a specific rhyme structure and rhythm. |
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