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Poetry Terms Tarner
Poetry Terms to know for quiz and tests!
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| stanza | a group or section of two or more “sentences” in a poem. These are like paragraphs in an essay. |
| concrete poem | a poem in which the arrangement of the words on the page reflect the poem’s subject |
| epic poetry | a long, narrative poem about the adventures of a hero |
| Narrative poetry | poetry that tells a story |
| limerick | a short, humorous (or funny) poem, usually composed of five lines with a rhyme scheme of AABBA |
| imagery | words that appeal to the reader’s five senses to create mental pictures |
| Haiku | a traditional form of Japanese poetry with a pattern of 3 lines with a 5/7/5 syllable count |
| form | the shape the words and lines of a poem make on the page |
| Lyric poetry | a poem that tells a story and is meant to be sung or recited |
| couplet | a rhymed pair of lines in a poem |
| free verse | a poem without rhyme or rhythm |
| alliteration | repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words |
| ballad | poetry that represents the thoughts and feelings of a single speaker |
| meter | a regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem |
| Onomatopoeia | the use of words whose sound suggests their meaning |
| poetry | a type of literature in which ideas, images and feelings are expressed in words |
| rhyme | repetition of similar sounds at the END of WORDS |
| end rhyme | rhyme that occurs at the END of LINES |
| rhyme scheme | the pattern of end rhyme in a poem |
| simile | a comparison , using like or as, of two things that have some quality in common |
| speaker | the voice that is speaking, or talking, in the poem |
| symbol | a person, place or object that stands for something other than itself in the poem |
| personification | the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea |
| repetition | the use of a sound, word, or phrase more than once in a poem |
| internal rhyme | rhyme that occurs within the line of poetry |
| rhythm | the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables within a line of poetry |
| structure | the way in which the poem is organized |
| mood | a feeling that a literary work conveys to the reader |
| metaphor | a comparison between two things that doesn’t use like or as |
| hyperbole | extreme exaggeration |
| tone | the author’s attitude towards his or her subject |
| acrostic | A poem in which the first or last letters of each line vertically form a word, phrase, or sentence |
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