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Poetry Terms Eng10
Poetry Terms for Mrs. Sommer's English 10 Classes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| poetry | language used in special ways, using poetic devices |
| prose | the ordinary form of written language, ex: an essay, news article, novel, etc. |
| poetic device | a particular word or phrase used in a poem to evoke a desired effect or arouse a desired reaction in the reader |
| rhyme | the repetition of sounds at the ends of words |
| stanza | a group of lines in a poem |
| line | a line of words in a poem (NOT a sentence!) |
| simile | a comparison between 2 or more things using like or as |
| metaphor | a direct comparison between 2 unlike things, not using like or as |
| extended metaphor | a metaphor that is carried throughout the whole poem |
| figurative language | language that communicates ideas beyond the literal meaning of the words |
| free verse | poetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme |
| tone | the author's feeling about his or her topic |
| mood | the feeling a reader gets while reading a poem |
| prose poem | a poem written in ordinary paragraph form, using the elements of poetry |
| English (Shakespearean) Sonnet | a 14-line lyric poem consisting of three quatrains (four-line units), followed by a concluding couplet (a two-line unit) |
| couplet | two consecutive lines of poetry that form a unit, often emphasized by rhythm or rhyme |
| rhyme scheme | the repetition of sounds at the ends of words that forms a pattern |
| iambic pentameter | a line of poetry made up of five iambs (an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable) |
| internal rhyme | a rhyme that occurs within a line |
| alliteration | the repetition of initial consonant sounds |
| repetition | the use, more than once, of a sound, word, phrase, or sentence in a poem |
| symbol | using a person, place, or object to stand for or represent something else |
| personification | a nonhuman subject/object is given human characteristics |
| imagery | a word or phrase that appeals to one or more of the five senses |
| hyperbole | a great exaggeration |
| forced (imperfect) rhyme | when 2 words don't actually rhyme, but they need to for the poem, and are forced to rhyme |
| onomatopoeia | the use of words to imitate sounds and make you think of their meaning, ex: creak, slam, squeak |
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