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Eng 2 Poetry Terms
English 2 Poetry Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Alliteration | The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words |
| Allusion | A brief reference to a real or fictional person, event, place, or work of art |
| Assonance | The repetition of vowel sounds in a chunk of text |
| Ballad | A story or narrative in poem form |
| Consonance | The repetition of consonant sounds, but not vowels in a chunk of text |
| Diction | The author's specific word choice |
| Enjambment | This occurs when one line ends wihtout a pause or any punctuation and ocntinues onto the next line |
| Free Verse | Poetry that does not rhyme or have a measurable meter |
| Metaphor | A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two things without using special connecting words |
| Meter | The measured arrangement of sounds/beats in a poem, including the placement of emphasis and the number of syllables per line |
| Onomatopoeia | A word that sounds like what it means |
| Rhythm | The recurrence of stressed and unstressed sounds in poetry; can sound fast or slow, choppy or smooth, etc. |
| Simile | A figure of speech that compares two things using the connecting words "like" or "as" |
| Stanza | A unified group of lines in poetry, often marked by spacing between sections of the poem |
| Symbol | An object or action that means something more than its literal meaning |
| Theme | The central meaning or dominant message the poet is trying to deliver to the reader |
| Tone | The attitude the narrator takes toward the topic (could be serious, humorous, sarcastic, concerned, disgusted, etc.) |
| Verse | A single line of poetry |
| Alliteration | Ex: From forth the fatal loins of these two foes... (f's) |
| Allusion | Ex: Is there balm in Gilead? |
| Assonance | Ex: Ivan will try to light the fire (long i's) |
| Consonance | Ex: A worm named Maurice took the garden by storm (m's) |
| Enjambment | Ex: this would be an example of the technique |
| Metaphor | Ex: Love is a battlefield |
| Onomatopoeia | Ex: buzz, click, bang, sizzle |
| Simile | Ex: Blind as a bat |
| Slant Rhyme | When the rhyme at the end of verses are similar in sound, but do not perfectly rhyme; used often in song lyrics |
| Etheree | A type of poem consisting of ten lines, where each line adds one more syllable to each progressive verse |
| Blackout | A visual type of poem, where words are selected and highlighted from an already existing block of text, to create a new piece |
| Haiku | A type of traditional Japanese poetry consisting of three lines and a strict, short syllable count (like 5-7-5) |
| Sonnet | A traditional form of poetry used heavily by Shakespeare, consisting of a strict line count, meter, and rhyme scheme |
| Internal Rhyme | Ex: While I nodded nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As of someone gently rapping at my chamber door |
| Iambic Pentameter | A specific pattern of five pairs of alternating stressed/unstressed syllables in a verse |
| Annotations | Thoughtful notes and reflections that dissect a piece of writing and help a reader better understand its construction |
| Slant Rhyme | Ex: It beats for you so listen close Hear my voice in every note |
| Internal Rhyme | When there is intentional rhyme in the middle of verses, instead of just at the end |
| Acrostic | A poetic technique where a special word or phrase is "hidden" in the text vertically as the first letter of each line in the poem |
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