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Poetry 09

Vocabulary Terms for the poetry unit

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Narrative PoemA verse that tells a story
Dramatic PoemA verse that relies heavily on dramatic elements such as monologue or dialogue
SonnetA fourteen line poem that follows one of a number of different rhyme themes
OdeA lofty lyric poem on a serious theme
MonologueOne person speaking
DialogueMore than one person speaking
Free VersePoetry that avoids use of regular rhyme, rhythm, meter, or division into stanzas
Lyric PoemA highly musical verse that expresses the emotions of a speaker
StanzaA group of lines in a poem
End RhymeRhyming words at the end of lines
Internal RhymeRhyming words within lines
Slant RhymeHalf rhyme, near rhyme, or off rhyme is the substitution of assonance or consonance for true rhyme
AlliterationThe repetition of initial consonant sounds
ConsonanceA kind of slant rhyme in which the ending consonant sounds of two words match, but the preceding vowel sound does not
AssonanceThe repetition of vowel sounds in stressed syllables that end with different consonant sounds
OnomatopoeiaThe use of words or phrases that sound like the things to which they refer (ex: click, snap, and pow)
MetaphorA figure of speech in which one thing is spoken or written about as if it were another
SimileA comparison using like or as
CoupletTwo lines
OctaveEight lines
TripletThree lines
QuatrainFour lines
QuintainFive lines
SestetSix lines
HeptastichSeven lines
RhythmThe pattern of beats or stresses in a line of verse or prose
ProseBroad term used to describe all writing that is not drama or poetry
AlliterationThe repetition of initial consonant sounds.
OnomatopoeiaThe use of words that imitate sounds.
RhymeThe repetition of sounds at the endsof words.
ConsonanceThe repetition of final consonant sounds in a series of words.
MeterThe rhythmical pattern of a poem determined by the number of stresses, or beats, in each line.
SimileA figure of speech that uses like or as to make a direct comparison between two unlike ideas.
Figurative languageWriting or speech that is not meant to be taken literally.
MetaphorA figure of speech in which something is described as though it is something else.
ImageryThe use of words and phrases that appeal to the five senses.
PersonificationA type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics.
AllusionA reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art.
Extended metaphorThe use of several comparisons to compare a subject to something else.
Rhyme SchemeA regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem.
StanzaA formal division of lines in a poem.
RepetitionThe use, more than once, of any element of language - a sound, word, phrase, clause, or sentence.
RefrainA regularly repeated line or group of lines in a poem or a song.
SymbolAnything that stands for or represents something else.
ThemeThe central message, concern, or purpose of a literary work.
PoetryOne of the three major types of literature.
Free versePoety not written in regular rhythmical pattern or meter.
BalladA songlike poem that tells a story, often one dealing with adventure or romance.
Blank versePoetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter lines.
Concrete poemA poem with a shape that suggests its subject.
HaikuA three-line Japanese verse form. The first and third lines have five syllables while the second has seven syllables.
Lyric poemA short, highly musical poem that expresses the observations and feelings of a single speaker.
Narrative poemA story told in verse. These poems ofen have all the elements of a short story.
ProseThe ordinary form of written language.
RhythmThe pattern of beats, or stresses, in spoken or written language.


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