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Poetry Vocabulary
Poetry Vocab from Winnis
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Alliteration | when several words begin with the same letter or sound, for example, “Lazy lizards like licking lemons.” (used for sound effect) |
| Allusion | an implied or indirect reference to a person, event, or thing or to a part of another text. |
| Assonance | repetition of similar sounds especially of vowels, for example, "rise high in the bright sky". |
| Consonance | repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close together, for example, “I bubble into eddying bays, I babble on the pebbles”. |
| Hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration, such as "mile-high ice-cream cones”. |
| Internal Rhyme | rhyme between a word within a line and another either at the end of the same line or within another line. |
| Metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them, for example, “his heart is stone”. |
| Onomatopoeia | when a word sounds like the noise or sound that it stands for, such as buzz, beep, hiss, quack |
| Personification | giving something non-human human qualities, such as, “the seatbelt hugged me as I drove home”. |
| Repetition | when the same word or words are used more than once in a line or poem. (used to emphasize a word or idea) |
| Rhyme | when the last words or sounds of lines sound the same, for example, rain and pain. |
| Rhyme Scheme: | the pattern of rhyming lines in a poem, such as aabb or abab. |
| Simile | a figure of speech comparing one thing with another by using like or as, for example, “the clouds are like giant cotton balls”. |
| Stanza | a group of lines, or a paragraph, that can be 2 lines (couplet) or up to 8 lines. |
| Symbolism | when a person, place, object, or action is used to stand for something besides itself, for example, an apple can stand for health, or a lion can stand for power. |
| Acrostic | a poem or series of lines in which the first letter in each line, forms a word or message when read downwards. Reading and exploring new worlds Exciting new conflicts And page turning cliffhangers Drop everything and grab a book |
| Cinquain | a poem of five lines following a specific formula: Line 1 is a noun (topic of the poem), Line 2 contains two adjectives that describe the noun, Line 3 contains three verbs that show actions that the noun performs, Line 4 contains a four-word phrase about the noun, and Line 5 repeats the noun or uses a synonym for the noun. best friend cheerful, truthful texting, talking, playing friends since 2nd grade Bff |
| Concrete | conveys the poet's meaning through the graphic arrangement of letters, words, or symbols on the page. (SHAPE Poem) |
| Free Verse: | a poem written without a set format or pattern; it doesn’t have to rhyme, but usually has a flow. My Favorite Animal Ants are animals too. An ant may be small, but it is strong- as strong as Atlas who held up the earth. An ant uses its jaws to take tasty treats back to its nest. |
| Haiku | an unrhymed verse having three lines containing five, seven, and five syllables respectively, usually having a subject of something beautiful in nature.. The sky is so blue. It looks like blue, blue water. I love to watch clouds. |
| Lowku | an unrhymed verse having three lines containing five, seven, and five syllables respectively, usually having a subject of something disgusting in everyday life. You need a tissue. Blow your runny nose on it. Throw it in the trash. |
| Diamante | a poem written in the shape of a diamond following a specific pattern about opposites. Line 1: noun (opposite of Line 7) Line 2: adjective, adjective (describing Line 1) Line 3: verb, verb, verb (action about Line 1) Line 4: noun, noun, noun, noun (2 nouns about Line 1; 2 nouns about Line 7) Line 5: verb, verb, verb (action about Line 7) Line 6: adjective, adjective (describing Line 7) Line 7: noun (opposite of Line 1) hot steamy, humid burning, sizzling, cooking fire, heat |
| Color Poem | a poem written using similes, metaphors, and imagery to describe a color from every sense - except sight. Green Green comes from trees standing tall and straight. Green as jello. Green for St. Patrick’s Day. Green is for Christmas. Green is the color of my bedroom. Green is my favorite color. |
| Alphabet: | a poem written about a single topic and incorporates words beginning with each letter of the alphabet. Sports Food Awesome Apple Bats Banana Catcher Celery Dribble Donuts Entertainment Eggplant |
| Onomatopoeia/Event Poem: | a poem that captures the actions and sounds of a specific event or action. Wake Up “ZZZZZZZZzzzzzz” lie, snore “RRRRRrrrrring!” roll, sigh “RRRRRrrrrring!” slap, smack “ZZZZZZZZzzzzzz” breathe, breathe “RRRRRrrrrring!” swat, throw “RRRRRrrrrring!” Oh, no Too far away. Have to get up. |
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