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Nicolas/ Poetry
Literary terms for poetry
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ballad | a type of narrative poem that tells a story and was originally meant to be sung or recited |
| concrete poem | a poem that physically resembles its subject or topic |
| elegy | an extended meditative poem in which the speaker reflects on death--often in tribute to a person who has died recently |
| epic poem | a long, narrative poem on a serious subject; it traces the adventures of a great hero |
| free verse | poetry that does not contain regular patterns of rhythm or rhyme |
| haiku | a form of Japanese poetry in which 17 syllables are arranged in three lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables |
| lyric poetry | a short poem in which a single speaker expresses personal thoughts and feelings |
| ode | a complex lyric poem that develops a serious and dignified theme; many commemorate events or praise people or elements of nature |
| sonnet | a lyric poem of 14 lines, commonly written in iambic pentameter |
| prose | all forms of written or spoken expression that are not in verse (not poetry) |
| stanza | a group of two or more lines that form a unit in a poem, comparable to a paragraph in prose |
| connotation | an attitude or a feeling associated with a word |
| denotation | a word's literal, or dictionary meaning |
| figurative language | language that communicates meanings beyond the literal meanings of words (i.e. similes, metaphors, hyperbole, and personification) |
| alliteration | the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words |
| allusion | an indirect reference to a famous person, place, event, or literary work |
| hyperbole | a figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for emphasis or humorous effect |
| personification | a figure of speech in which human qualities are given to an object, animal, or idea |
| onomatopoeia | the use of words whose sounds echo their meanings |
| form | the principles of arrangement in a poem--the ways in which lines are organized |
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