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Poetry terms

TermDefinition
Ballad A poem that tells a story similar to a folk tale or legend and often has a repeated refrain.
Blank Verse Poetry that is written in unrhymed iambic pentameter.
Couplet In a poem, a pair of lines that are the same length and usually rhyme and form a complete thought.
Epic A long, serious poem that tells the story of a heroic figure.
Free Verse Poetry composed of either rhymed or unrhymed lines that have no set meter.
Haiku A Japanese poem composed of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables. Haiku often reflect on some aspect of nature.
Hyperbole A figure of speech in which deliberate exaggeration is used for emphasis. (tons of money)
Iambic Pentameter A type of meter in poetry, in which there are five iambs(a metrical foot of two syllables, one unstressed and one stressed) to a line.
Limerick A light, humorous poem of five lines with the rhyme scheme of aabba.
Lyric A poem, such as sonnet, that expresses the thoughts and feelings of the poet. It may resemble a song in form or style.
Meter The arrangement of a line of poetry by the number of syllables and the rhythm of accented (stressed) syllables.
Narrative Telling a story. Ballads and epics are different kinds of narrative poems.
Quatrain A stanza or poem of four lines.
Refrain A phrase, line, or group of lines that is repeated throughout a poem, usually after every stanza.
Rhyme The occurance of the same or similar sounds at the end of two or more words.
Rhythm The beat of a poem, made of patterns of stressed and unstressed syllables.
Repetition The repeating of sounds, words, phrases, or lines for an effect.
Sonnet A lyric poem that is 14 lines long.
Stanza Two or more lines of poetry that together form one of the divisions of a poem. The stanzas of a poem are usually of the same length and follow the same pattern of meter and rhyme.
Stress The emphasis given to particular syllables.
Verse A single metrical line of poetry, or poetry in general.
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